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DUNVILLE, JOHN SPENCER
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Full Name
DUNVILLE, JOHN SPENCER
Date Of Birth
7 May 1896
Age
21
Birth Place
Marylebone, London
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Marylebone, London; Holywood, County Antrim, Ireland, England
Date
1917
Date Of Death
1917
Fate
Died of wounds received in action on 25/06/1917
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1st Royal Dragoons. Parents: John and Violet Dunville, of Redburn, Holywood, County Down. Left Eton 1914. College/House at Eton: P.W. Enrolled at Trinity College, Cambridge but did not attend due to the outbreak of war.
Rank Name
Second Lieutenant
Gazette Date
1917
Gazette Page
7906 (V.C.); Issue: 30215 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Near Epehy, France; France and Flanders
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
British Army
Regiment
Dragoon Guards
Place of Death
Near Epehy, France
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
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Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
unit
Dragoon Guards
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UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The registers are divided by the cemetery/memorial and list the names of the dead commemorated that are either interned or commemorated there.
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