Theresa Guy Dunn MiD (1879 - 1973)

Born 23 Aug 1879 in Ballarat, Victoria

Died 23 Feb 1973 at age 93 in West Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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1914-1915 Star AIF Attestation p.4

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Biography

Dunn Tessa Guy | SERN Sister ^[1]
POB Ballarat VIC | POE N/A | NOK N/A

• HMAT A55 Kyarra | AWM 1915 - ART19766, by John Allcot
• HMAT A32 Themistocles 13 Aug 1915 AIF Attestation p.24
• HMAT A38 Ulysses 2 Nov 1915 AIF Attestation p.13
• HMAT A64 Demosthenes 27 July 1917 AIF Attestation p.24

. . . . . The matron (Miss Dunn) ^[2] left in the first hospital ship, the Kyarra, in 1914, and saw service at Gallipoli, Egypt, France, and England. She returned from active service in 1918, and was then attached to the No. 8 AGH., or the Base Hospital, at Fremantle, as it is more familiarly known. She received her present appointment in January.

MiD Attestation p.23/25 !

Matron Dunn, who will wear the Anzac star, has had the distinction of being mentioned in despatches for her service in France. . . .

• KC00041771 Karrakatta Cremation Family Gravesite 433

People - LifeTree

• Anne Donnell (1875 - 1956)
• Anzac Hostel - Index Tree
• Janet McDonald MBE (1886 - 1958)

• CONCERNING PEOPLE. (1920, January 23). Matron Tessa Dunn The Register
  (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929), p. 6. Retrieved October 12, 2019
• Perth Prattle (1920, August 8). Sunday Times
  (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954), p. 6 (Second Section). Retrieved October 20, 2019
• ANZAC DAY (1923, April 22). Anzac Hostel (Keane's Point) Sunday Times
  (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954), p. 5 (First Section). Retrieved October 15, 2019
• Welcome Home Party. (1938, October 25). The West Australian
  (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 6. Retrieved October 17, 2019

Victoria: Birth Event ^[3]
Event registration number 20774/1879 | Registration year 1879
Family name Dunn | Given names Theresa Grey
Father's name John | Mother's name Sarah Ann Williams
Place of birth Ballarat

Sources

1. ↑ National Archives of Australia 2019
2. ↑ ANZAC HOSTEL. (1920, May 27). Matron Tessa Dunn The West Australian
   (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 7. Retrieved October 16, 2019
3. ↑ eFamily history search . . format change 2019 . .