Dundon Roll of Honour
The following list is of Dundons
who lost their lives in defence of their country in World War I and II.
Many of them are commemorated by
memorials and graves in the perpetual care of the Commonwealth War Graves
Commission. The link on each name will give an historical context to the
person's death, and further details of the grave/memorial location. A
certificate honouring the person can also be printed. The name on the
certificate may not fully correspond with the information given below, because
full fore names are given here wherever possible.
Thanks are due to Pat Evans of the
Western Front Association, for providing part of the information set out here.
Alfred Childs Dundon
Private
10066
7th Bn., East Surrey Regiment
who died on
Saturday, 18th March 1916, Age
20
Son of Thomas Dundon and Marian
Dundon, of 37 Dunston Road, Haggerston, London, England
Born: Shoreditch, Middlesex,
England
Enlisted: Shoreditch, Middlesex,
England
Died: Died of wounds
Notes: Formerly No 18935 Hussars of
the Line
Cemetery: Vermelles British
Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Grave Reference: II.B.14
Christopher Joseph Dundon
Private
19486
1st Bn., Royal Welsh Fusiliers
who died on
Saturday, 25th September 1915
Born: Kirkdale, Liverpool,
Lancashire, England
Enlisted: Seaforth, Liverpool,
Lancashire, England
Died: Killed in action
Memorial: Loos Memorial, Pas de
Calais, France
Panel Number: 50 to 52
Edward Dundon
Private
9315
11th Bn., Royal Scots (Lothian
Regiment)
who died on
Tuesday, 4th July 1916
Born: Chelsea, London, England
Enlisted: London, England
Residence: Chelsea, S.W., England
Died: Killed in action
Cemetery: Quarry Cemetery,
Montauban, Somme, France
Grave reference: II.G.2
Edward Dundon
Private
3822
2nd Bn., Royal Munster
Fusiliers
who died on
Thursday, 21st March 1918
Born: St John's, Limerick, Ireland
Enlisted: Limerick, Ireland
Residence: Limerick, Ireland
Died: Killed in action
Memorial: Pozieres Memorial, Somme
France
Panel: 78 & 79
Hubert Dundon
Craftsman
C/34996
43 L.A.D. Royal Canadian
Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
who died on
Tuesday, 8th August 1944, Age
24
Son of John Leo Dundon and Mary
Dundon, of Brewers Mills, Ontario, Canada
Cemetery: Bretteville-sur-Laize
Canadian War Cemetery, Calvados, France
Grave Reference: VII.G.1
Jack Dundon
Private
331
7th Bn., Royal Fusiliers (City
of London Regiment)
who died on
Monday, 13th November 1916
Born: Marylebone, London, England
Enlisted: Marylebone, London,
England
Residence: Marylebone, London,
England
Died: Killed in action
Cemetery: Ancre British Cemetery,
Beaumont-Hamel, Somme, France
Grave Reference: III.A.7
James Dundon
Sargeant
18340
1st Garrison Bn., Oxfordshire
and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
who died on
Friday, 2nd August 1918
Memorial: Madras 1914-1918 War
Memorial, Chennai, India
Face number: 19
Grave: buried in Wellington
Garrison Cemetery, India
James St.John Dundon
Lieutenant (TP)
Royal Army Medical Corps
who died on
Saturday, 17th July 1916, Age
24
Son of John Dundon (solicitor) and
Annie Dundon (nee Frost), of Osma, 101 Ronnell Street, Limerick, Ireland
Cemetery: Basra War Cemetery, Iraq
Grace Reference: V.S.8
John Joseph Dundon
Private
5949834
2nd Bn. the Hertfordshire
Regiment, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
who died on
Thursday, 29th August 1940.
Age 22
Son of James Dundon and Alice
Dundon, of Widnes, Lancashire, England
Cemetery: Bognor Regis Cemetery,
Sussex, England
Grave Reference: Section A. Roman
Catholic, Grave 266
Patrick Dundon
Air Mechanic 2nd Class
1964
Anti Aircraft Squadron, Royal
Flying Corps
who died on
Tuesday, 22 June 1915. Age 22
Son of Edward Dundon, of 8 Verona
Esplanade, Limerick, Ireland
Cemetery: Portsmouth (Eastney or
Highland Road) Cemetery, Portsmouth, England
Grave A.1.32
Richard Anthony Dundon
Sergeant
995903
W.Op./Air Gnr.
40 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve
who died on
Sunday, 12th October 1941
Son of Patrick Joseph Dundon, and
Margaret Dundon, of Lydiate, Lancashire, England
Cemetery: Dinant (Citadelle)
Military Cemetery, Dinant, Namur, Belgium
Grave Reference: 10
Roy Dundon
Stoker
W2173
H.M.A.S. Perth, Royal
Australian Naval Reserve
who died on
Monday 25th October 1943. Age
21
Son of Roy Dundon and Dorothy
Dundon, of Frankston, Victoria, Australia
Cemetery: Kanchanabura War
Cemetery, Thailand
Grave Reference: 1.0.65
Stephen Dundon
Able Seaman
4294
H.M.A.S. Sydney, Royal
Australian Naval Reserve
who died on
Thursday, 20th November 1941,
Age 19
Son of Stephen Francis Dundon and
Martha Lena Dundon, of North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia
Memorial: Plymouth Memorial, Devon,
England
Panel Number: 60, column 2
Sydney Jack Dundon
Second Lieutenant
13th Bn., The King's
(Liverpool Regiment)
who died on
Wednesday, 16th August 1916.
Age 21
Son of the late Selig Dundon and
Raie Dundon
Died: Killed in action
Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Somme,
France
Panel: Pier and face 1 D, 8 B and 8
C
Thomas Dundon
Private
10065
7th Bn., East Surrey Regiment
who died on
Wednesday, 13th October 1915
Born: Shoreditch, Middlesex,
England
Enlisted: Shoreditch, Middlesex,
England
Died: Killed in action
Note: Formerly No 21072 Hussars of
the Line
Memorial: Loos Memorial, Pas de
Calais, France
Panel: 65 to 67
William Dundon MM
Lance Sargeant
30409
3rd Bn., Royal Warwickshire
Regiment
who died on
Sunday, 3rd November 1918
Son of Mary Dundon, of 7 Coley's
Avenue, Blarney Street, Cork, Ireland
Born: St Anne's, Cork, Ireland
Enlisted: Cork
Note: Formerly No. 4/6253 Royal
Munster Fusiliers
Cemetery: Cork (St Joseph's)
Cemetery, County Cork, Ireland
Grave Reference: Section 5
William H.Dundon
Corporal
19168
8th Bn., Royal Dublin Fusiliers
who died on
Thursday, 27th April 1916
Born: Dublin, Ireland
Enlisted: Dublin, Ireland
Died: Killed in action
Memorial: Loos Memorial, Pas de
Calais, France
Panel Reference: 127 to 129
William Thomas Dundon
Private
6/1276
Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F.
who died on
Saturday, 5th June 1915, aged
24
Cemetery: Shrapnel Valley Cemetery,
Turkey
Grave Reference: II.C.20
Edward J Dundon
Seaman 2nd Class
United States Navy
who died on
10th August 1943
Inducted: New York
Status: Missing
Monument: Fort William McKinley,
Manila, Philippines
US Awards: Purple Heart Medal
Edward T Dundon
Sergeant
83rd Chemical Battalion, U.S.
Army
who died on
26th January 1944
Inducted: Massachusetts
Status: Buried
Monument: Florence, Italy
US Awards: Purple Heart Medal,
Additional Army Awards
Lawrence E Dundon
Staff Sergeant, Combat
U.S. Air Corps
who died on 1st June 1944
Inducted: Kentucky
Status: Buried
Died: Belfast, Ireland
Monument: Cambridge, England
Additional Information: Lawrence
Dundon has been the subject of articles in British newspapers and on BBC radio.
Further information can be obtained from the site editor.
Lewis J Dundon
Second Lieutenant
492nd Fighter Squadron, 48th
Fighter Group
who died on
21st March 1945
Inducted: Pennsylvania
Status: Buried
Monument: The Netherlands
US Awards: Purple Heart Medal,
Additional Army Awards