R/9123 Rifleman Arthur Dunn
3rd Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps
Age 18
Died 24 July 1915
Son of William and Mary Ann Dunn, of 30, New Inn Lane, Hanford, Stoke-on-Trent.
Buried at Boulogne Eastern Cemetery.
3 KRRC were engaged at Ypres in April and May 1915 and sustained heavy casualties there. It is possible Rifleman Dunn was wounded around this time and later died at one of the base hospitals in Boulogne. The battalion was in the front line at the beginning of the battle, which lasted for 24 days (19 April to 13 May). It also saw the Germans using poison gas for the first time. Some 542 members of the battalion were killed, wounded or reported missing during the battle.
On 24 May 3 KRRC were engaged in a night attack near the Menin Road, taking casualties of three officers and 65 other ranks – possibly including Rifleman Dunn.
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