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Record #7859
Name :
: Walter John DUNN (1896 - 1917)
  aka : John Dunn


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 8 Oct 1896

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 14 Dec 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Bideford
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 1 Jul 1905
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Southwark

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Walter John Dunn: Year of Registration: 1896; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: Bideford; County: Devon; Volume: 5b; Page: 465. Parents: Richard Dunn and Charlotte Vanstone, married 1889, Bideford, Devonshire, England.

A death registration was found for Charlotte Dunn: Estimated Birth Year: abt 1869; Year of Registration: 1902; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; Age at Death: 33; District: Bideford; County: Devon; Volume: 5b; Page: 319.

Family and friends helped the family out for a while after the death of Charlotte. John Dunn, along with sister, Rosa, and brother, Richard, were admitted to Barnardos Child Care on September 6, 1904.

In 1905, John Dunn, 10, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 163 Barnardo children (162 boys and 1 girl) en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

On June 19, 1915, at Belleville, Ontario, Canada, John Dunn, 19, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was born in Bitterford, England; that his next of kin was his sister, Rose Dunn, who resided at Peterboro, Ontario, Canada; that his date of birth was October 8, 1896; and that he was a farmer. He was a member of the Church of England. He was described as 5 foot 4 inches in height; medium complexion; blue eyes; red hair. He had a scar of scald on left shine-bone to ankle and a scar of dog bite on outer side of right arm.

John Dunn was killed in action December 14, 1917 and is buried at Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France (Grave Reference: XXXI. D. 29). 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-05-11 10:55:21 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-05-11 11:23:40 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
7857 DUNN, Rosa1892ENG,    , Bideford Oct 1905 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
7859 DUNN, Walter John1896ENG,    , Bideford Jul 1905 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
15838 IRVINE, Arthur Wisdom1898ENG, DEV, Bideford Oct 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos