This is one of a series of posts to mark the international Rugby players who served in, and survived, The Great War. If anyone has further information on the men concerned, I’d be most grateful if it could be added to the thread. Gareth Dunn, Vivian Alphonsus played for New South Wales/Australia (Players shown as representing New South Wales/Australia are those who played in the period 1919-1929, when the New South Wales Rugby Union was the only operating Union in Australia. These players were retrospectively awarded caps by the Australian Rugby Football Union in 1994.) Internationals: 7 : 1920 NZ- NZ – NZ - ; 1921 SA- SA- SA- NZ+ Vivian Dunn was born in Junee in 1895 Played as a Forward for Southern Districts, Glebe-Balmain, AIF, NSW Profession: N/K War service: 17367, Sapper, 1st Field Company, Engineers. He enlisted on 16 October 1916, departed Australia on HMAT Clan McGillivray (A45) on 10 May 1917, and returned to Australia on 15 May 1919, on HMAT Orontes. Remarks: He played 15 times for NSW from 1919 to 1921. He died on N/K
Well he was on the Australian Electoral Rolls, 1901-1936 but I don't have Ancestry to go any further - I'm afraid ! Vivian Alphonsus Dunn 1930 New South Wales Riverina Vivian Alphonsus Dunn 1936 Queensland Wide Bay I also found his sign up papers .. so now we know he's a carpenter !! http://mappingouranzacs.naa.gov.au/file-view.html?b=3528588&s=B2455&c=DUNN V A
VA (Viv) Dunn, 1919 -1921. 15 caps Junee, Glebe-Balmain, Australian Imperial Forces DRUMMOYNE RUGBY CLUB (NSW) The club has produced 45 internationals, including five captains. W. Watson was the first Australian representative in 1912 and Drummoyne's most famous son is former Australian captain, the late Greg Davis. Seven of the immortal Waratahs of 1927-28 played for the club. They were, Whylie Breckenridge, Johnnie Wallace (captain), W. Cerutti, A. Findlay, F. Malcolm and Eric and Jack Ford. The 1920s internationals comprised C. Blondfield, P. Buchanan, R. Chambers, T.S. Davis, V.A. Dunn, R.E. Elliot, D.J. Eramus, R.T. Ferguson, W.S. Friend (captain), G. Mackay, A.V. Mayne, O.E. Nothling, E.V. Ritchie, E.J. Reid and H.E. Tancred
Drummoyne RUFC "The Dirty Reds" (a nicknamed based on their one-time maroon jerseys, rather than tactics employed on the field) now play in the NSWRU's Suburban Competition. They're probably Australia's leading amateur Rugby Club. The club was originally formed in 1919 as Glebe-Balmain RUFC by players from the old Balmain and Glebe Rugby Clubs who wished to continue playing Rugby after most of their club-mates opted to join the newly-formed Glebe and Balmain Rugby League clubs in 1909. The name changed to Drummoyne District RUFC in 1930. Gareth
