Dunn, Gerald Morton
Second Lieutenant Gerald Morton Dunn, R.G.A., who was killed in action of October 13, was the younger son of the late William Newton Dunn, F.R.I.B.A., of Glenfeulen, Reigate, Surrey and of Mrs W Newton Dunn, of the College, Earlswood Common, Redhill, Surrey. Born in 1884, at Tulse Hill, he was educated at Mr Wathen's Preparatory School, Kemp Town, Brighton, at Charterhouse, and at King's College London. Subsequently, he was articled to his father, W Newton Dunn, F.R.I.B.A. of 1 and 2 Bucklersbury, Cheapside, E.C., and on obtaining his A.R.I.B.A., was taken into partnership. On the death of his father, in December, 1914, he became head of the firm, and later on graduated as a Fellow of the Surveyors' Institute. He was, like his father, honorary consulting architect to the Earlswood Asylum, was a member of the Cathedral Lodge of Freemasons, and of the Haberdashers' Company. He joined the Army as a private in November, 1916, was transferred into a Cadet Corps in April, 1917, and on June 26, 1917, was given a commission in the R.G.A. After serving in two or three home camps, he was sent out to the front on April 1 last, where he remained till he was killed. His major writes- "Please accept the heartfelt sympathies of all the officers and men of my battery, with whom your husband was exceedingly popular. I feel his loss very, very much; he was such a genuine man both when on and off duty, and his post could not be filled by a better officer". In 1912 Mr Gerald M Dunn married Lena Beavis, the stepdaughter of the Rev. Theodore P Brocklehurst, vicar of Giggleswick-in-Craven, Yorkshire and leaves two sons. The Times Oct. 12, 1918
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Dunn |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Gerald Morton |
| Date of birth | 1884 |
| Place of birth | Tulse Hill |
| Family details | Son of William Newton Dunn and Susannah Newton Dunn; husband of Lena Dunn, of Heatherlands, Kingswood, Tadworth, Surrey. |
| Previous education | Mr Wathen's Preparatory School, Kemp Town, Brighton; Charterhouse |
| College | King's College London and/or King's College London Hospital |
| Qualifications | A.R.I.B.A. |
| Military unit | Royal Garrison Artillery, 140th Siege Battery |
| Date enlisted | 1916 |
| War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
| Date of death | 13 October 1918 |
| Age at death | 33 |
| Rank at death | Second Lieutenant |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
| Burial place | Haynecourt British Cemetery |
| Commemoration(s) | King's College Chapel |
| Sources | King's College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; The Times; Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 |