Search results Next record English Māori Christopher Blencowe Noble Dunn Born 30 July 1872 - Died 7 January 1945 PDF Key details Service numberSouth African 7162 AWMM WWI 12/2168 AWMM Also known asChris Dunn AWMM Christopher Blencoe Noble AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Private AWMM 1st New Zealand Infantry Training Battalion, Egypt AWMM WarSouth African War, 1899-1902 AWMM World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Private Dunn in camp with Mangonui Mounted Rifles, 1901-02 - No known copyright restrictio … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesChristopher Blencowe Noble AWMM SurnameDunn AWMM Ingoa Also known asChris Dunn AWMM Christopher Blencoe Noble AWMM Service numberSouth African 7162 AWMM WWI 12/2168 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionAnglican, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth30 July 1872 AWMM Kaitaia, Northland AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 27 February 1902 AWMM Kaitaia, New Zealand AWMM Pre 11 January 1915 AWMM Kaitaia, Mangonui, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupationFarmer/Civilian AWMM Next of kin on embarkationHerbert Chesney Dunn (brother), Kaitaia, New Zealand AWMM H.C. Dunn (brother), Kaitaia, Mangonui, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 20 March 1902 AWMM Single AWMM Pre 17 April 1915 AWMM Legally Separated AWMM Legally Separated, 4 children AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarSouth African War, 1899-1902 AWMM World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberSouth African 7162 AWMM WWI 12/2168 AWMM Military serviceMangonui Mounted Rifles for 3 years AWMM F Squadron, North Island Regiment, Ninth Contingent, New Zealand Mounted Rifles AWMM Auckland Infantry Regiment AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsQueen's South Africa Medal (Transvaal, South Africa 1902 clasps) AWMM 1914-1915 Star AWMM British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM Victory Medal AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentSouth Africa 27 February 1902 AWMM Age 29 AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM WW1 11 January 1915 AWMM Age 42 AWMM Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsSouth Africa Vessel was Devon AWMM Sergeant AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 9th Contingent, North Island Regiment (2nd Regiment), F Squadron AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 9th Contingent AWMM WW1 17 Apr 1915-25 May 1915 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM HMNZT 21 AWMM Vessel was Willochra AWMM Private AWMM A Company, Auckland Infantry Battalion AWMM 4th Reinforcements AWMM 2nd Embarkation AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHeight, Unknown Period AWMM (SA) 5 foot 9.5 inches; (WW1) 5 foot 9 inches AWMM Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM (SA) Brown; (WW1) Green AWMM Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM (SA) brown; (WW2) Dark brown AWMM Complexion, Unknown Period AWMM (SA) Fair; (WW1) Fair AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM Wounded during attack on Chunuk Bair, Gallipoli AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM Admitted to hospital ship on 9 August 1915 AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM Admitted to No 2 Australian General Hospital, Egypt, 12 August 1915 AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM Discharged convalescent from Alexandria Hospital, 28 September 1915 AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM Hospitalised on Lemnos Island - released on 24 December 1915 AWMM Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM Heart failure AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 13 August 1916 AWMM Medically unfit for further service AWMM Private AWMM 1st New Zealand Infantry Training Battalion, Egypt AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Christopher Dunn was the son of Robert Horatio and Mary Sophia Louisa Dunn of Kaitaia, New Zealand. Grandson of Rev Joseph Matthews, a pioneer missionary in Kaitaia.Dunn married Mary Geddes in 1906. They had two sons, Christopher Francis and Robert James. Mary died only hours after giving birth to Robert. He married Sarah Shepherd in 1910. They had two daughters, Vivienne Maud and Elsa Rose.Dunn's nephew, Kenneth Gordon Dunn (414605), was killed in a flying accident in the U.K. while serving with the RNZAF in the Second World War.Dunn arrived in South Africa in time to see a bit of the countryside and be present at the signing of the peace treaty, but did not actually see any action.At the time Dunn enlisted with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) in 1915, he was legally separated from Sarah.Within a fortnight of arriving in Egypt, Dunn and the rest of the 4th Reinforcements to the NZEF were at Gallipoli. Dunn was involved in the attack on Chunuk Bair, where he was wounded. Fortunately he was able to make it back down to the beach, where he was put on a hospital ship bound for Egypt.After recovering from his wounds, he rejoined his unit on the island of Lemnos. He was hospitalised there and so did not return to Gallipoli with them. After the evacuation from Gallipoli, he returned to Egypt, where he was assigned to the 1 New Zealand Infantry Training Battalion. He remained in Egypt while the rest of the New Zealand Division headed for Western Europe. Dunn returned to New Zealand 2 months later, having been declared unfit for duty.Two days before leaving for home, Dunn forfeited 8 days' pay after being caught with a forged leave pass on 9 June 1916.After returning to New Zealand, Dunn was awarded a 50-acre farm block at Herekino.Listed at Archives New Zealand as DUNN, Christopher Blencoe Noble AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death7 January 1945 AWMM Age 72 AWMM Kaitaia, Northland AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of Disease AWMM Death notes CemeterySt Saviours Anglican Churchyard, Kaitaia, Northland, New Zealand AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryDeath notice: Northland Age (Kaitaia), 11 January 1945 AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Christopher Blencowe Noble Dunn by laying a poppy. Charles Stewart Dunn Charles William Dunn Christopher Blencowe Noble Dunn Clarence Graeme Dunn Clifford Leonard Dunn Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Christopher Blencowe Noble Dunn Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects The Veteran : official publication of the South African War Veterans' Association… Library / Pictorial › publication Christchurch, New Zealand ; Hamilton, New Zealand UB359.N5 VET Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=20519852 Further Reference New Zealand History online. New Zealand in the South (Boer) War. http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/the-south-african-boer-war/introduction Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Military Nursing - A History of the R.N.Z.N.C. Boer War to Present Day AWMM New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Vol1: 204 AWMM Parker, K. (1999). Kaitaia: Portraits from the past 1900 - 1939. Kamo, N.Z.: Bridgewater Publications. AWMM Parker, K. (1999). p. 181 portrait AWMM Northern Age AWMM Death notice: Northland Age (Kaitaia), 11 January 1945 AWMM Stowers, R. (2009). Rough riders at war : history of New Zealand's involvement in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 and information on all members of the 10 New Zealand contingents. Hamilton, N.Z.: R. Stowers. AWMM Information kindly provided by family AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record