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Can someone please help with details of when Richard Dunstan arrived in Australia?
Richard James Dunstan born 1889 Penryn, Cornwall. He was 18 years of age when he arrived in Australia. He enlisted in the Australian Infantry Forces on 11/3/1915. and served during World War I with the 38th Battery 10th Brigade Australian Field Artillery. He was the son of Richard & Sophia Dunstan of The Praze, Penryn, Cornwall. He died of wounds on 10/8/1918 France, aged 28 years. He was a great friend of Irwin Whitfield Lent, Greenfields.

Don't know whether or not this is him but there is this record on Findmypast:-

Passenger lists leaving UK 1890-1960

Name: Richard DUNSTAN
Date of departure: 27 June 1908
Port of departure: Plymouth
Destination port: Fremantle
Destination country: Australia

Date of Birth:
Age:
Marital Status: Single
Sex: Male
Occupation: Miner
Notes:
Passenger recorded on: Page 1 of 3

The following people with the same last name travelled on this voyage: -

Edward DUNSTAN
Ship: ORUBA
Official Number: 96310
Master's name: S W V Plunkett
Steamship Line: Orient Royal Mail
Where bound: Australia
Square feet: 6570
Registered tonnage: 3406
Passengers on voyage: 20

Kath. x

Hi Kath

Thanks for the information, I can't be sure that is the Richard I am looking for but he would be around the right age in 1908 and his enlistment papers state that he enlisted at Northam, WA and Freemantle is in WA. I don't have any record of an Edward Dunstan.
He married Johanna Oldrieve 23/6/1917 Truro, Cornwall so he must have had leave in England.

Lyne.

More information about record 1031287 in the Baptisms database
Day Month 08-Jun
Year 1889
Parish Or Reg District Budock
Forename Richard James
Surname DUNSTAN
Sex son
Father Forename Richard
Mother Forename Sophia
Residence Budock
Father Rank Profession Blacksmith
Notes college born 7th May 1887
Transcriber Notes
Transcriber Malcolm Rule

Alviegal - if you're using IE8 then to stop all that white space there is a little icon that looks like a piece of torn paper - it's next to the website address bar at the top. Click on that until and it changes colour, then click on it for any other tabs you have open.

Then when you copy and paste in future the spaces should be gone.

(Or download a different browser!)

AIF Project...

Richard James DUNSTAN

Regimental number 1088
School Church of England School, England
Age on arrival in Australia 18
Religion Church of England
Occupation Shoeing smith
Address The Praze, Penryn, Cornwall, England
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 25
Next of kin Father, Riichard Dunstan, The Praze, Penryn, Cornwall, England
Enlistment date 11 March 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 10 March 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 10th Light Horse Regiment, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 10/15/2
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A61 Kanowna on 30 June 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll 10th Field Artillery Brigade
Fate Died of wounds 10 August 1918
Place of death or wounding France
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial 16
Family/military connections Great friend of Irwin Whitfield Lent, Greenhills who died.

MARRIAGES UK.....

Marriages Jun 1917 (>99%)
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Dunstan Richard J Oldreive Truro 5c 208
Oldreive Johanna Dunstan Truro 5c 208

Marriages Jun 1924 (>99%)
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Dunstan Johanna Smith Liskeard 5c 117
Smith Thomas F Dunstan Liskeard 5c 117

By Richard's records online at the NAA

his next of kin was his father, then crossed out and his wife Johanna was named, further into his records Johanna's name became SMITH.

EDIT..there is also a copy of their marriage in his records

Thanks MC, will try that. :-D

EDIT Have done what you suggested and reposted. What a difference, I never knew you could do that. Thank you for sharing that.

Liz