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| Name | DUNN / DUNNE – Patrick |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 4th Light Dragoons |
| Regiment Number (s) | 220 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 21st July 1824 / 19 years / Dublin Dublin Ireland Servant |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 in Fresh / Blue / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 16 years |
| Length of Service | 24 years 87 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 2nd November 1848 / Athlone Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Possible Afghanistan Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1849 Clonmel |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st January 1854 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SEA PARK 5th April 1854 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1805 Newtown Wicklow Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | UNKNOWN Anne Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Michael B 1845 Francis B c1849 Not yet known M Jane Gaunt 1868 Fremantle Western Australia Dau William Gaunt 31st Regt (Minden) D 31 October 1920 age 71 North Fremantle WA |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Western Mail Thursday 4 November 1920 page 19 death of Francis West Australian Saturday 24 May 1924 page 12 Obituary Jane Dunn nee Gaunt |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 17th July 1870 Fremantle Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Served in Scinde and Afghanistan Campaign in 1839 British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Patrick Dunn 220 Private 4th Lt Dragoons Location Kirkee [Bombay] He left India for England on the ship Mary in 1841 According to the Battle Honours for the regiment he could have had medals for Ghunzee and Afghanistan December 7th 1864 the wife of Patrick Dunn declared insane. From 1866 Ann Dunn, pensioner’s wife was charged with numerous accounts of being drunk and disorderly, vagrancy and similar petty offences. |
