Topic: AIF - 2B - 7 LHR
7th LHR, AIF
7th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Samuel James Dunkinson
Samuel James Dunkinson's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Samuel James Dunkinson
Service number: 1242
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 7th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 5 August 1916
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: DUNKINSON, Tpr. Samuel James, 1242. 7th Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 5th Aug., 1916. B. 28.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Samuel James Dunkinson from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 1242 |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Boundary rider |
| Address | 32 Walter Street, paddington, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Margaret Dunkinson, 32 Walter Street, paddington, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | 25 March 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 7th Light Horse Regiment, 9th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/12/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 30 September 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 5 August 1916 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 28), Egypt. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 5 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Town. Hay, New South Wales |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 7th LHR, Roll of Honour, Samuel James Dunkinson
Posted by Project Leader
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Updated: Tuesday, 20 October 2009 9:17 PM EADT
