William Dunstan
Corporal (later Lieutenant), 7th Battalion, (Victoria) Australian Imperial Force
- Register No.
- 361 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Corporal (later Lieutenant) (register: Corporal) all Corporals →
- Unit
- 7th Battalion, (Victoria) Australian Imperial Force (register: 7th Battalion, AIF) all AIF VCs →
- Date of action
- 9 August 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 15th October 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
- Born
- 8th March 1895 at Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
- Died
- 3rd March 1957 at Melbourne, Australia
- Memorial / grave
- on Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia
- Medal held by
- the Australian War Memorial, Canberra,
Digest of citation
On 9th August 1915, at Lone Pine, Gallipoli, the enemy made a determined counter-attack on the centre of the newly captured trench held by a Lieutenant *, two corporals * and a few men. The enemy blew in the sandbag barricade, leaving only a foot standing, but the lieutenant and the two corporals repulsed the enemy and rebuilt the barricade. Twice more the enemy blew up the barricade and on each occasion they were repulsed and the barricade rebuilt
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
DUNSTAN, William. (reg No. 361).
Corporal (later Lieutenant). 7th Battalion, (Victoria) Australian Imperial Force.
London Gazetted on 15th October 1915 VC Medal's Custodian is the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia..
Born on 8th March 1895 at Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
Died on 3rd March 1957 at Melbourne, Australia.
Memorial on Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia.
Digest of Citation reads: On 9th August 1915, at Lone Pine, Gallipoli, the enemy made a determined counter-attack on the centre of the newly captured trench held by a Lieutenant *, two corporals * and a few men. The enemy blew in the sandbag barricade, leaving only a foot standing, but the lieutenant and the two corporals repulsed the enemy and rebuilt the barricade. Twice more the enemy blew up the barricade and on each occasion they were repulsed and the barricade rebuilt.
* F H Tubb (reg No. 1234) A.S. Burton (reg No. 155)
* Corporal Dunstan was one of these corporals.
* F H Tubb (reg No. 1234) A.S. Burton (reg No. 155)
* Corporal Dunstan was one of these corporals.
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