DUNN, Frederick George
(Service number 6/449)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | 13 April 1894 | Place of Birth | Christchurch |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address at Enlistment | P. O. Box 126 | ||
| Occupation | Clerk | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Frederick James DUNN, Box 126, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Ehgyptian; Balkan - Gallipoli, Mudros, Lemnos | ||
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| Service Medals | 1914-1915 Star; British War Medal; Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 16 September 1965 | Age | 71 years |
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| Place of Death | Cromwell (residence) | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Cromwell Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Frederick George DUNN, born on 15 April 1894 in Christchurch, was the elder son of Frederick James and Annie Elizabeth (née Cooper) Dunn. He was educated at East Christchurch and Timaru Main primary schools, then at Timaru Boys' High School before gouing to Canterbury University. Frederick junior married Grace Dalrymple Hunter on 21 April 1920 at St Mary's Church, Timaru.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [11 May 2017]; NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. AABK 18805 W5922 0036204) [11 May 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [11 May 2017]; Timaru Herald, 1 April 1915, 2 July 1915, 7 & 14 September 1915, Otago Witness, 15 September 1915 (Papers Past) [10 & 11 May 2017]; Timaru Herald, 18 September 1965 (Timaru District Library) [11 May 2017]; Cromwell Cemetery headstone transcription (South Canterbury Branch NZSG cemetery records) [11 May 2017]; Cromwell Cemetery headstone image & burial record (FamilySearch/private collection of Bert and Pauline Miller Alexandra) [11 May 2017]
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