Rupert Arthur Dunne (1889-1974)
Item
Dublin Core
Type
Title
Rupert Arthur Dunne (1889-1974)
Contributor
Date
1916
Publisher
Wyndham City Libraries
Format
text
Language
eng
World War One Veterans Item Type Metadata
Name
Rupert Arthur Dunne
Birth Date
Birthplace
Service Number
11717
Enlistment Date
Next of Kin
Mrs Muriel Mary Dunne
Wife
Wife
Address at time of Enlistment
35 Dalgety Street,
St Kilda, Victoria
St Kilda, Victoria
Occupation
Marital Status
Married
Death Date
Place of Burial
Karrakatta Cemetery,
Perth, Western Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Biographical Text
No. 11717 Private Rupert Arthur Dunne
Rupert Arthur Dunne was born in 1889 in Williamstown, Victoria to Patrick John and Ada Dunne (nee Goodwin). He had four brothers:
Rupert married Muriel E. M. Wheatley in Gunning, New South Wales in 1915, and is listed as his next of kin at enlistment. She is living at 35 Dalgety Street St Kilda.
War Service
Rupert enlisted into the Army at Melbourne, Victoria on 6 of March 1916. He was aged 26 years and 9 months and was five feet nine and a half inches tall. Rupert weighed 165 pounds and had a chest measurement of thirty seven to thirty nine inches. His complexion was listed as fresh, with blue eyes and dark brown hair. All of this was recorded at the time of his enlistment.
Rupert embarked at Melbourne on H.M.A.T. A19 Afric on 5 June 1916, as a Private. He disembarked in Southampton on 24 July 1916 and was attached to the 3rd Sanitary Section from 3rd Division Supply Column. He was appointed driver on 22 September 1916, and on 18 November 1916 he embarked overseas to France. He had leave from 14 January to 31 January 1918, and went to Scotland. On 12 March 1918, Rupert joined the 3rd ADMTC, and again had leave from 12 November to 22 November 1918 where he went to Paris.
Rupert was granted an extension to his leave in from 11 to 28 February 1919 and he rejoins his company in Serlo United Kingdom on 6 March 1919. He is attached for duty on 3 April 1919 and continues his service until 3 May 1919, where he ceases his service because of an offence in the field on 14 April 1919. It seems he made use of an N.D. Ford Box Bar without authority and was AWOL from 0900 on that day until 2200 on 16 April 1919. For this, he forfeited 17 days pay.
He marched out for Demob 3 May 1919, disembarked in Southampton 9 May 1919, returning to Australia on 15 June 1919. Rupert's wife, Muriel wrote a letter dated 6 May 1917, to the Base Service Record Department, that shows her address at the time to be Longueville Chambers, 50 Young Street, Sydney, New South Wales.
Post War
After the war, according to the 1925 and 1926 Electoral Rolls, Rupert and his wife are living at 35 Park Road Perth, with his occupation stated as a Manager. In 1931, they are living at 42 Guildford Road, Perth and he is listed as a contractor. 1936 sees them living in Kalgoorlie, Geraldton, and he is a health inspector, which is something he continues to do until his death.
In 1943, his daughter Bernice is noted to be living with them at 28 Sanford Street Geraldton. Bernice married Ronald Charles Edwards on Saturday 10 March 1945, according to an article published in the Geraldton Guardian and Express, 10 March 1945, p.1.
Rupert and Muriel also appear to have had a son – Bryan Rupert Dunne - who is mentioned in a death notice for Muriel’s mother, Annie Barber, who passed away on 15 November 1946.
The West Australian (Perth), 28 November 1946, p.1.
In 1936, an article in The Geraldton Guardian and Express on 21 May 1936, p.6 says that he proceeded in the Municipal Council a case against Alfred Waller, butcher, who sold him food, which was not of the substance and quality of the food demanded by himself, namely sausage meat. The hearing was adjourned to a later date. At the subsequent hearing in August 1936 the charges were dismissed. Geraldton Guardian and Express, 6 August 1936, p.3.
An article published in the Geraldton Guardian and Express, 23 April 1936, p. 1, details the prosecution of several butchers by Mr. R. A. Dunne, health inspector of "...having sold sausages, which it was alleged contained a greater amount of preservative than was allowed".
In an article in The West Australian (Perth), 17 June 1942, p.3
stated the adjourned application for a discharge of bankruptcy of Rupert Arthur Dunne was refused. The following day an article appeared in The West Australian (Perth), 18 June 1942, p. 3 correcting the mistake made in the previous days article regarding the refusal of the discharge of bankruptcy. Mr Justice Dwyer had granted the discharge, subject to Dunne consenting to judgement being entered against him by the Official Receiver for £140, payable at £3 per month.
Rupert Arthur Dunne passed away at the age of 85, on 29 August 1974 in Geraldton, Western Australia.
Medals & Entitlements:
Rupert Arthur Dunne was born in 1889 in Williamstown, Victoria to Patrick John and Ada Dunne (nee Goodwin). He had four brothers:
- John William
- William Joseph
- Charles Hilder
- Albert Edward
- Lilian Ada
- Elsie May
- Agnes Maud
- Jessie Mabel
Rupert married Muriel E. M. Wheatley in Gunning, New South Wales in 1915, and is listed as his next of kin at enlistment. She is living at 35 Dalgety Street St Kilda.
War Service
Rupert enlisted into the Army at Melbourne, Victoria on 6 of March 1916. He was aged 26 years and 9 months and was five feet nine and a half inches tall. Rupert weighed 165 pounds and had a chest measurement of thirty seven to thirty nine inches. His complexion was listed as fresh, with blue eyes and dark brown hair. All of this was recorded at the time of his enlistment.
Rupert embarked at Melbourne on H.M.A.T. A19 Afric on 5 June 1916, as a Private. He disembarked in Southampton on 24 July 1916 and was attached to the 3rd Sanitary Section from 3rd Division Supply Column. He was appointed driver on 22 September 1916, and on 18 November 1916 he embarked overseas to France. He had leave from 14 January to 31 January 1918, and went to Scotland. On 12 March 1918, Rupert joined the 3rd ADMTC, and again had leave from 12 November to 22 November 1918 where he went to Paris.
Rupert was granted an extension to his leave in from 11 to 28 February 1919 and he rejoins his company in Serlo United Kingdom on 6 March 1919. He is attached for duty on 3 April 1919 and continues his service until 3 May 1919, where he ceases his service because of an offence in the field on 14 April 1919. It seems he made use of an N.D. Ford Box Bar without authority and was AWOL from 0900 on that day until 2200 on 16 April 1919. For this, he forfeited 17 days pay.
He marched out for Demob 3 May 1919, disembarked in Southampton 9 May 1919, returning to Australia on 15 June 1919. Rupert's wife, Muriel wrote a letter dated 6 May 1917, to the Base Service Record Department, that shows her address at the time to be Longueville Chambers, 50 Young Street, Sydney, New South Wales.
Post War
After the war, according to the 1925 and 1926 Electoral Rolls, Rupert and his wife are living at 35 Park Road Perth, with his occupation stated as a Manager. In 1931, they are living at 42 Guildford Road, Perth and he is listed as a contractor. 1936 sees them living in Kalgoorlie, Geraldton, and he is a health inspector, which is something he continues to do until his death.
In 1943, his daughter Bernice is noted to be living with them at 28 Sanford Street Geraldton. Bernice married Ronald Charles Edwards on Saturday 10 March 1945, according to an article published in the Geraldton Guardian and Express, 10 March 1945, p.1.
Rupert and Muriel also appear to have had a son – Bryan Rupert Dunne - who is mentioned in a death notice for Muriel’s mother, Annie Barber, who passed away on 15 November 1946.
The West Australian (Perth), 28 November 1946, p.1.
In 1936, an article in The Geraldton Guardian and Express on 21 May 1936, p.6 says that he proceeded in the Municipal Council a case against Alfred Waller, butcher, who sold him food, which was not of the substance and quality of the food demanded by himself, namely sausage meat. The hearing was adjourned to a later date. At the subsequent hearing in August 1936 the charges were dismissed. Geraldton Guardian and Express, 6 August 1936, p.3.
An article published in the Geraldton Guardian and Express, 23 April 1936, p. 1, details the prosecution of several butchers by Mr. R. A. Dunne, health inspector of "...having sold sausages, which it was alleged contained a greater amount of preservative than was allowed".
In an article in The West Australian (Perth), 17 June 1942, p.3
stated the adjourned application for a discharge of bankruptcy of Rupert Arthur Dunne was refused. The following day an article appeared in The West Australian (Perth), 18 June 1942, p. 3 correcting the mistake made in the previous days article regarding the refusal of the discharge of bankruptcy. Mr Justice Dwyer had granted the discharge, subject to Dunne consenting to judgement being entered against him by the Official Receiver for £140, payable at £3 per month.
Rupert Arthur Dunne passed away at the age of 85, on 29 August 1974 in Geraldton, Western Australia.
Medals & Entitlements:
- British War Medal - 25 October 1922
- Victory Medal - 25 October 1922
Bibliography
War records:-
National Archives
http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/NameSearch/Interface/ItemsListing.aspx?page=5
http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au:8080/search?type=search&name=Dunne&surnameOnly=n&start=50&pageSize=50&totFound=90
AIF project
http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au:8080/index.html
Family records:-
Ancestry
http://search.ancestry.com.au
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/
Trove
Harvard/Australian citation
1936 'SAUSAGE MEAT', Geraldton Guardian and Express (WA : 1929 - 1947), 21 May, p. 6. , viewed 20 Aug 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article67324469
Harvard/Australian citation
1942 'BANKRUPTCY COURT.', The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), 18 June, p. 3. , viewed 20 Aug 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47336616
Harvard/Australian citation
1945 'WEDDING BELLS', Geraldton Guardian and Express (WA : 1929 - 1947), 10 March, p. 1. , viewed 20 Aug 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-
Harvard/Australian citation
1946 'Family Notices', The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), 28 November, p. 1. (SECOND EDITION.), viewed 20 Aug 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46243787
National Archives
http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/NameSearch/Interface/ItemsListing.aspx?page=5
http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au:8080/search?type=search&name=Dunne&surnameOnly=n&start=50&pageSize=50&totFound=90
AIF project
http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au:8080/index.html
Family records:-
Ancestry
http://search.ancestry.com.au
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/
Trove
Harvard/Australian citation
1936 'SAUSAGE MEAT', Geraldton Guardian and Express (WA : 1929 - 1947), 21 May, p. 6. , viewed 20 Aug 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article67324469
Harvard/Australian citation
1942 'BANKRUPTCY COURT.', The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), 18 June, p. 3. , viewed 20 Aug 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47336616
Harvard/Australian citation
1945 'WEDDING BELLS', Geraldton Guardian and Express (WA : 1929 - 1947), 10 March, p. 1. , viewed 20 Aug 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-
Harvard/Australian citation
1946 'Family Notices', The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), 28 November, p. 1. (SECOND EDITION.), viewed 20 Aug 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46243787
Medals and Entitlements
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Collection
Citation
“Rupert Arthur Dunne (1889-1974),” Wyndham History, accessed September 28, 2023, http://www.wyndhamhistory.net.au/items/show/2058.
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