Dr Victor Henry Lavington Dunn
- Born: 30 Mar 1897, Northcote, Melbourne, Victoria Australia
- Marriage (1): Janet Isabella Buntine in 1926 in Victoria Australia
- Died: 30 Oct 1947, Kerang, Victoria Australia at age 50
- Buried: 1 Nov 1947, Kerang Cemetery, Victoria Australia
General Notes:
Good sportsman, played football and cricket for Melbourne.
Dunn, Victor Henry Lavington
Service Number: 3383
Rank/Calling: Private
Unit: 60 Infantry Battalion - 6 to 9 Reinforcements (October 1916 - July 1917)
Ship Name: HMAT Port Melbourne
Ship Number: A16
Date of Embarkation: 16/07/1917
Place of Embarkation: Sydney
Victor Henry Lavington Dunn enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 28/6/1917. His father was next of kin - Mr Henry James Dunn, “Evandale” Mitchell Street, Northcote, Victoria. Victor was still a student, he had been attending the Melbourne University.
On the Certificate of Medical Examination Victor is described as - 19 years 11 months, height - 5 feet 5 inches, weight - 124 pounds, chest measurement - 32/35 inches, complexion - fresh, eyes - blue, hair - brown and religious denomination - Presbyterian. His distinctive marks - Vac 2 left arm.
Victor served in France. He was wounded in action (gassed) on 29/9/1918 sent to England to recover.
On 14/1/1919 he returned to Australia per “City of York”.
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation: Doctor.
• connection.
Victor married Janet Isabella Buntine, daughter of Benjamin Taylor Buntine and Isabella Ann Rodgers, in 1926 in Victoria Australia. (Janet Isabella Buntine was born on 26 Feb 1900 in Coburg, Melbourne, Victoria Australia and died on 22 Oct 1962 in Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoria Australia.)
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