De Ruvigny Roll of Honour Vol 2 page 108

Charles Dunn was born in Leadgate, Durham, on the 6th January 1865, he was the eldest son of Joseph Dunn, and his wife Rose, daughter of Edward Byrne. He was educated at St Joseph's Roman Catholic, Brooms, Leadgate, Durham.

Charles married at St Andrew's Church in Glasgow, on the 6th April 1899, Emma who was the daughter of Stephen Chard.

He enlisted on the 7th June 1887, and took part in the relief of Chitral (Medal with Clasp), his service number was 2030 and held the rank of Lance Sergeant. He then served in the South African War 1899-1902, and was involved in the relief of Ladysmith, operations on the Tugela Heights, Cape Colony and those in the Transvaal (mentioned in Despatches)

He was awarded the Queen's Medal with four clasps and the King's Medal with two clasps.

He then acted as a Signal Instructor to the Rand Rifles in Johannesburg for three years. After serving 21 years with the Colours, including 14 years in India and South Africa, he obtained his discharge in 1908.

Before the Great War he was employed as a Timekeeper and Storekeeper for Consett Iron Company at Chopwell Colliery, Durham.

He re-enlisted in September 1914, and was sent to France in July 1915. He was mortally wounded at the Battle of Loos on the 26th September and died from his wounds on the 29th September at Abbeville.

On leaving the 2nd Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers in 1902, the Adjutant Captain A. H. Leggett wrote:- "Since you are about to leave the regiment and take up your important duties as Chief Signalling Instructor to the Rand Rifles. I wish to take this opportunity of thanking you, in the name of the regiment, for the arduous and gallant service you have rendered to the regiment during the past campaign. The Signallers of the regiment have, during the past two years, always been in the highest state of efficiency, and fully deserved the praise which has been given them by all under whom they have served. No one will forget your extreme gallantry in signalling under a heavy fire, which you have done more than once, and which called forth the admiration, not only of your regiment, but of the Fusilier Brigade. Nor can we forget it was you who personally received the first message from Ladysmith after it was relieved, viz., 'That Ladysmith was relieved.' This fact I shall have recorded in the Regimental Records. I now wish you good luck in your appointment, and can only say that I am very sorry to lose you, and that your loss will be greatly felt throughout the battalion."

Charles also had the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.

De Ruvigny Roll of Honour

He is remembered in Chopwell on C92.01 and C92.02

Anglo Boer War
The CWGC entry for Company Sergeant Major Dunn