Dunn, Patrick

Date of birth:: June 9th, 1913 (Everton/Liverpool, Lancashire)
Service number:: 887694
Nationality:: British

Biography

During the Battle of Crete Dunn was one of those men taken prisoner at Suda Bay on 2nd June 1941, and was then sent to Germany where as a prisoner of war (No.10762) he was initially incarcerated at Stalag IIIA at Luckenwalde near Brandenburg. Dunn was then transferred to Stalag IVG a work camp located near Oschatz between Leipzig and Dresden in Saxony on 12th November 1943, and was then liberated at the end of the war.

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Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Gunner
Unit:: 106th Lancashire Hussars Yeomanry Regiment RHA, 7th Armoured Division, British Army
Awarded on:: July 8th, 1941
Awarded for:: Operation Compass

Recommendation:
"This man has been conspicuous throughout the campaign. In particular on the 6th February, when his gun had been knocked out and his detachment all killed or wounded, he went, under intense fire, to take charge of another gun, whose detachment had also been knocked out. Laying and firing the gun himself, he destroyed five enemy tanks."