Det. John Edward Dunn - General Cemetery, Wollongong, NSW
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S 34° 26.116 E 150° 53.380
56H E 306099 N 6187560
Detective John Edward Dunn was killed on duty 25 April 1940.
Waymark Code: WMWEM0
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 08/23/2017
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The circumstances surrounding his murder were reported in the Western Herald (Bourke) on 26 April 1940.
The article in part:
TRAGEDY AT WOLLONGONG:
George Lindsay Hinsby, 50, shot his Wife, Amelia, 45, and Detective John Edward Dunn, 36, and then committed suicide at Wollongong yesterday. Hinsby had previously fired at his son and a neighbour but the shots went wide.
There are more graphic accounts but prefer the above. The Trove Digitised Newspaper National Library of Australia website below has a more graphic account.
Type of Death Listed: Murder
Website (if available): [Web Link]
Cause of death inscription on headstone: Not listed
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