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John Dunn |
John Dunn
CWGC:
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Regiment: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 7th Battalion
Date of Death: 21st June 1917
Buried: Perth Cemetery (China Wall)
SNWM:
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Regiment: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 2nd Battalion
Place of Birth: Glasgow
Date of Death: 21st June 1917
Place of Death: France
SDGW:
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Regiment: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 7nd Battalion (Territorial)
Date of Death: 21st June 1917
Cause of Death: Killed in Action
MIC: None Found
Soldiers’ Effects:
Second Lieutenant J. Dunn, Scottish Rifles. Killed in Action 21t June 1917.
Executive Dative: John Dunn Esq.
Tollcross Churchyard:
Erected by David and John Dunn in memory of their parents John Dunn and Margaret Reid
And in beloved remembrance of their dear son John, 2nd Lieutenant, Cameronians, Scottish Rifles
Killed in action at Ypres, Belgium 21st June 1917 aged 26 years
The above Margaret Reid who passed away at Craigmuir in Parish of Balmaclellan on 10th? July 1927 in her 71st year
Also, the above John Dunn who died at Craigmuir, Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire on 13th August 1939 in his 84th year
Listed on Glasgow Roll of Honour: Second Lieutenant John Dunn Junior, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 17 Westercraigs, Dennistoun
Listed on Whitehill U.P. Church Memorial, Dennistoun: 2nd Lieutenant John Dunn, 7th Battalion, Scottish Rifles.
Glasgow Herald, 27th June 1917. ‘Deaths on Service’
Dunn. Killed in action on 21st June, John Dunn, Second Lieutenant, Scottish Rifles, dearly beloved elder son of Mr and Mrs John Dunn, 17 Westercraigs, Dennistoun and Eastern Bakery, Abercromby Street, Glasgow.
1901 Census, Living at 222 Whitehill Street, Dennistoun
Father John Dunn, age 45, Baker, born Glasgow
Mother Margaret Dunn, age 44, born Glasgow
Children: Margaret Dunn, age 12, Scholar, born Glasgow
John Dunn, age 10, Scholar, born Glasgow
Hugh Dunn, age 7, Scholar, born Glasgow