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A Great War 'Mesopotamia' O.B.E. group of three awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel W. J. Dunn, Ro...
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A Great War ‘Mesopotamia’ O.B.E. group of three awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel W. J. Dunn, Royal Army Medical Corps, who Commanded 41st Field Ambulance in Mesopotamia, and was also Mentioned in Despatches The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1919, in Garrard, London, case of issue; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lt. Col. W. J. Dunn.) good very fine (3) £140-£180 --- O.B.E. London Gazette 3 June 1919. Wilfred James Dunn was born in Dublin on 2 April 1885 and was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was commissioned lieutenant in the Royal Army Medical Corps on 4 February 1908, and was promoted captain on 4 August 1911. He served during the Great War in India from the outbreak of War, and then in Mesopotamia from 21 May 1916 as Commanding Officer, 41st Cavalry Field Ambulance, with the rank of acting lieutenant colonel, and for his services in Mesopotamia he was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 5 June 1919) and created an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. He relinquished his commission in 1928, and died in Harefield on 28 April 1958. Sold with copied research.
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A Great War ‘Mesopotamia’ O.B.E. group of three awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel W. J. Dunn, Royal Army Medical Corps, who Commanded 41st Field Ambulance in Mesopotamia, and was also Mentioned in Despatches The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1919, in Garrard, London, case of issue; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lt. Col. W. J. Dunn.) good very fine (3) £140-£180 --- O.B.E. London Gazette 3 June 1919. Wilfred James Dunn was born in Dublin on 2 April 1885 and was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was commissioned lieutenant in the Royal Army Medical Corps on 4 February 1908, and was promoted captain on 4 August 1911. He served during the Great War in India from the outbreak of War, and then in Mesopotamia from 21 May 1916 as Commanding Officer, 41st Cavalry Field Ambulance, with the rank of acting lieutenant colonel, and for his services in Mesopotamia he was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 5 June 1919) and created an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. He relinquished his commission in 1928, and died in Harefield on 28 April 1958. Sold with copied research.
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