Ernest Horatio Thornton DUNN

Regimental number10/319
Date of birth30 July 1889
Place of birthLincoln, Canterbury
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCivil servant
AddressLucy Road, Napier
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 8.25"
Weight132 lbs
Next of kinBrother, John Gilman Dunn, Solicitor, Napier
Previous military serviceServed in the Napier Guards and Field Battery; resigned; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankSergeant
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 16 December 1915
Discharge date5 September 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand from England on board HT 'Rotorua', 16 December 1915; discharged (medically unfit: no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action: gun shot wound, right knee, serious), 5 September 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: LT, Napier Bn, Home Service.
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death26 March 1974 Napier
Age at death84
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24097530