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DUNSTAN, Horace John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 255 |
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Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Geelong, Vic. |
Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps |
Born: | Bannockburn, Victoria, Australia, 13 October 1890 |
Home Town: | Coburg, Moreland, Victoria |
Occupation: | Assistant Station Master, Vic Railways |
Died: | 2 November 1965, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 255, 8th Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic. | |
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19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 255, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 255, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 255, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW to right arm (compound fracture). Evacuated to Egypt then UK. Never rejoined unit. | |
1 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, AIF Headquarters, London | |
27 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, Army Pay Corps (AIF), England | |
3 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), No.1 School of Aeronautics, Reading, UK | |
14 May 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), England | |
10 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Egypt | |
30 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, RTA 19 February 1919 and appointment terminated. |
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