LUNN, Richard
| Service Number: | 363 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, 19 March 1871 |
| Home Town: | Mossman, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sailor, Cane Farmer, Businessman |
| Died: | Mossman, Queensland, Australia, 2 April 1960, aged 89 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mossman Lawn Cemetery, Queensland Monumental Section LHS |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 363, Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 18 May 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 363, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 475 notes 4th QIB embarked 18 May 1900 aboard Manchester Port arriving Beira 14 Jun 1900. | |
| 1 Jun 1900: | Promoted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 486 notes promoted to Corporal 1 Jun 1900. | |
| 10 Aug 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 363, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 477 notes 4th QIB embarked 5 Jul 1901 aboard Britannic returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 5 Aug 1901, disbanded 10 Aug 1901. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Richard 'Dick' Lun was born on 19 March 1871 at Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, a son to John Lunn and Charlotte Lunn (nee Theaker). At the age of 12 he emigrated with his parents to the Maroochy area of Queensland, Australia eventually settling at Nambour where his father became a engineer and then manager at the Nambour sugar mill.
He began a career as a sailor on small ships sailing between Maroochy and Brisbane before at the age of 19 joining the merchant marine and travelling the world for 10 years. he left sailing in 1899 at last port of call, Cairns, and found his way to Mossman, Qld., where he would reside for the rest of his life. He was working on sugar plantations prior to becomming the first person from Mossman to enlist in any war when he enlisted for the South African (Boer) War.
Following his war service he returned to Mossman and purchased a cane farm in 1902 at Bamboo Creek outside of Mossman. He married Pollie 'Dolly' Hobson on 19 Jul 1906 and they would have two children. They later moved into the town of Mossman and took over the Post Office Hotel. He built and ran Mossman's first picture theatre and later went into the motor garage business. He was a foundation member of the Mossman Sub-branch of the R.S.L. formed in 1918.
(source- the above is a summary extract from the Richard Lunn Bio by Douglas Shire Historical Society [NQ] Inc.; and Obituray in the Cairns Post, 4 Apr 1960)- see link on this profile.
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