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William Robert Allan Dunn

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Pleasant Point War Memorial, South Canterbury (Photo Brian Davison, 2009) - No known copyright restrictions

Pleasant Point War Memorial, South Canterbury (Photo Brian Davison, 2009) - No known copyright restr …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Robert Allan AWMM
  • Surname
    Dunn AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    W.A. Dunn AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 6/3690 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    South Canterbury, Canterbury AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs M.A. Dunn (mother), Pleasant Point, South Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • 1914-1916 Egypt AWMM
    • 1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 6/3690 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Labourer/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Mrs. Margaret Allan Dunn, late of Pleasant Valley; husband of M. Dunn, of Christchurch.

    Named W.A. Dunn on the Pleasant Point War Memorial AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    5 August 1919 AWMM
    Age 29 AWMM
    Christchurch, Canterbury AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Bromley Cemetery, corner of Keighleys and Linwood Avenue, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM Block 2B RSA Plot 11 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Pleasant Point War Memorial, South Canterbury AWMM
    • Pleasant Point School War Memorial, South Canterbury AWMM

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