Alfred Edmund Dunn (1915 - 2005)

Born 19 Jan 1915 in White Gum Valley, Western Australia, Australia

Ancestors

Died 22 Jul 2005 at age 90 in Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia

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Biography

Alfred Dunn was born in Western Australia, Australia

Sergeant Alfred Dunn served in the Australian Army in World War II
Service started: 20 Jul 1942
Unit(s): 11 Australian Infantry Battalion
Service ended: 11 Oct 1945

Alfred was born in 1915, in White Gum Valley, Western Australia, Australia. He was the son of Alfred Dunn and Lucy Towler.

He married Alecia Pearl Krakouer, daughter of David Krakouer and Jessie Patterson in 1941, in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. Alecia was affectionately known as Peggy. ^[1]

Alfred was in an Australian Army Military Service Record in 1939-1948 in Bellevue, Western Australia. His service number was WX29650. He enlisted 20 Jul 1942 in Nedlands, Western Australia and at his discharge on 11 Oct 1945, his rank was Sergeant in the 11 Australian Infantry Battalion. ^[2]

He passed away in 2005, in Nedlands, Western Australia and was buried in the Fremantle Cemetery, Palmyra, Western Australia, Australia. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950"
   Western Australia Indexes to Vital Records 1906-1980; Registration Number: 1780
   Ancestry Record 1780 #776092 (accessed 13 November 2022)
   Alfred E Dunn marriage to undefined in 1941 in Perth, Western Australia.
2. ↑ Military: "Australia, World War II Military Service Records, 1939-1945"
   National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australia; Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947; Series: B883
   Ancestry Record 61172 #1411021 (accessed 13 November 2022)
   Name: Alfred Edmund Dunn; Birth Date: 19 Jan 1915; Birth Place: Fremantle, Western Australia; Year Range: 1939-1948; Enlistment Place: Bellevue, Western Australia; Service Number: WX29650; Next of Kin: Alecia Dunn; Series Description: B883: Army, 2nd Al F.
3. ↑ Burial: "Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current"
   URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #213373996
   Ancestry Record 60528 #177894174 (accessed 13 November 2022)
   Alfred Edmund Dunn burial (died on 22 Jul 2005) in Palmyra, Melville City, Western Australia, Australia.