William Lambert Dunn (1891 - 1962)

Born 12 Aug 1891 in Picton, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Winifred May Dibden — married 1920 in Balmain South, New South Wales, Australia

Died 2 Jun 1962 at age 70 in Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography of William Lamber Dunn

William was born on 12th. August 1891 at Spring Creek, Camden to George Lambert Dunn and his wife Elizabeth. Along with his siblings George, Amy, Minnie, Kathleen, Bertha and Lilian they all attended a small country school built on the Dunns property, Williamwood Public School 1. At the turn of the century with the Boer War over and following federation, Australla began to organize its own defence force. Many training establishments sprang up over this country and prior to enlistment William Lambert spent 3.5 years in the 9th. Light Horse at Camden and 12 months in senior cadets. Britain declared war against Germany on 4th. August 1914 and it was expected that those with prior military involvement would be amongst the first to sign up. William enlisted at Liverpool, New South Wales on 23rd. June 1915 and was attached to the 7th. Reinforcements 1st. Australian Light Horse Regiment on the 27th. July that same year. He embarked the HMAT Marere A21 leaving Sydney on 16th. August 1915 bound for Egypt. He later proceeded to the Western Front on 14th. January 1916 and was transferred to the First Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron on the 26th July that year. He quickly rose through the ranks and on the 25th. August 1917 was sent to the School of Instruction as a Training Sergeant. After becoming a qualified instructor in the use of the vickers gun he was commisioned as an officer with the rank of 2nd. Lieutenant on the 9th. March 1918. Following a bout of malaria, he was sent home aboard the HT Leicestershire for Australia leaving Suez on the 23rd. December 1918. In January 1920 he married Winifred May Dibden from Spring Creek and raised one son Gordon Lambert. With the declaration of World War 2 William once again enlisted at Cootamundra as a Lance Sergeant in the 8th. battalion but did not see any active service. His involvement in the Great War earned him the Victory Medal, British Medal and the 1914/15 Star. There is a war memorial in Mount Hunter commemorating the 40 diggers who fought in WW1 and after its refurbishment in 2014 a dedication ceremony was held on the centenary of his brother George Ileys enlistment. On the 1st. June 1962 he passed away at Sutherland and is buried in the Woronora cemetry

William Lambert Dunn. ^[1][2][3]

Born 12 August 1891. Picton NSW Australia. ^[4]

Died 2 June 1962. Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia. ^[5]

Marriage 1920 Balmain South.

Residence Australia^[6]

Buried New South Wales, Australia. ^[7]

File Format: jpg. WW2 Format: pdf. WW1 Embarkation Record. Format: jpg. William Lambert Dunn. Format: doc. Embarkation Format: htm. William Lambert Dunn. Format: jpg. W L Dunn WW2 service. Format: jpg. Mount Hunter Memorial. Format: jpg. Mount Hunter Memorial.

Marriage Husband William Lambert Dunn. Wife Winifred May Dibden. Child: Gordon Lambert Dunn. Marriage 1920 Balmain South, New South Wales, Australia. ^[8][9]

Husband George Lambert Dunn. Wife Elizabeth Dunn. Child: William Lambert Dunn. Child: George Iley Dunn. Child: Bertha Beatrice Dunn. Child: Dorothy Lilian Dunn. Child: Amy Elizabeth Dunn. Child: Minnie Vera Dunn. Child: Anne Kathleen Dunn. Marriage 1890 Picton NSW Australia. ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S-1095198917
2. ↑ Source: #S-1059175476 Compiler: Botany Bay Family History Society; Collection Title: Woronora Cemetery Transcriptions
3. ↑ Source: #S-1095198740
4. ↑ Source: #S-1095198917
5. ↑ Source: #S-1059175476 Compiler: Botany Bay Family History Society; Collection Title: Woronora Cemetery Transcriptions
6. ↑ Source: #S-1059175476 Compiler: Botany Bay Family History Society; Collection Title: Woronora Cemetery Transcriptions
7. ↑ Source: #S-1059175476 Compiler: Botany Bay Family History Society; Collection Title: Woronora Cemetery Transcriptions
8. ↑ Source: #S-1095198740
9. ↑ Source: #S-1095198740
10. ↑ Source: #S-1095198740

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