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DUNKLEY, Charles Rodger

Service Numbers:	52043, WX11064
Enlisted:	29 April 1941
Last Rank:	Major
Last Unit:	1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 5 October 1899
Home Town:	Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia
Schooling:	Perth Modern School, Western Australia, 1914-17
Occupation:	Medical Doctor
Died:	Swanbourne, Western Australia, 14 May 1969, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia MON E 0086
Memorials:	East Fremantle Municipality Roll of Honour, Subiaco Perth Modern School WW1Honour Board

World War 1 Service

8 May 1918:	Involvement Private, 52043, 1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Albany embarkation_ship: SS Port Darwin embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
8 May 1918:	Embarked Private, 52043, 1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements, SS Port Darwin, Albany

World War 2 Service

29 Apr 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Major, WX11064
28 May 1943:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Australia's Front Line (incl Darwin Defenders), London Gazette 28/3/43, Commonwealth Gazette 3/6/43 "Exceptional services in the field in SWP Area."
7 Jan 1946:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Major, WX11064

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