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| Name | DUNN / DUNNE – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 41st and 3rd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 3139 / 3151 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 14th February 1854 / 18 years / Winchester Hampshire England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6¼ in Fresh / Hazel / Brown / loss of middle fingers on left hand |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Malta – 6 months Crimea – 7 months |
| Length of Service | 1 year 343 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 22nd January 1856 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean War medal Crimea-Turkish Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Tullamore Kings County Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1856 Tullamore 1862 Bermuda (in transit) 1863-1864 Western Australia 1864-1871 Adelaide South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th October 1862 Gravesend England (via Bermuda) |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERCHANTMAN 15th February 1863 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1836 Tullamore Kings County 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 | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1864 to South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 4th September 1871 South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to loss by amputation of middle fingers of left hand and part of the metacarpal bones of …finger after shell wound incurred on the 8th September at 2nd attack of Redan The Merchantman Surgeon Superintendent rated his conduct as Good although he had lost his liquor allowance for 7 days for being drunk on guard and again for 2 days for calling out the number of his post irregularly when on sentry duty. 23rd December 1869 admitted to (Royal) Adelaide Hospital William Dunn age 30, single, Roman Catholic, residence Gawler Town, trade labourer, born Kings County Ireland, 7 years in Colony, ship of arrival Merchantman WO22/252 Pension Payments in Colonies 1864-1870 shows stoppage for child in Ireland |