Alfred David Dunstan (SN 2247) born at Ballarat was a 25 year old grocer's assistant and an electrician when he enlisted in Melbourne on October 3rd 1916. He joined the Australian Flying Corps as an air mechanic, and embarked from Melbourne on the Aeneas on October 30th 1917. He was based in England, and in July 1918 he was attached to the No. 1 Wireless School at Farnborough. After the war, while awaiting his return to Australia, he was granted leave to undertake non-military employment and undertook a course in Magnets and Automatic Telephony. He returned to Australia on February 29th 1920, disembarking from the Cape Verde and was discharged on March 30th.

His brother William also served in the AIF and is honoured with a tree in the Avenue.