1887 Oct Born London. Father George Stuart Forbes Gunnis from Glasgow . Mother Jane Mary Josephine Fitzgerald from Dublin
1891 census Living at Pusey House, Pusey, Berks with his family
1901 At school in Bournemouth
1909 to 1910 Travelling in the USA
1911 census
1912 Living Folkestone, working as an Engineer
1912 Oct 2. Sailed from Southampton to New York on the Oceanic (Occupation Listed as Engineer). Arrived New York 9 Oct
1914 Feb 5 Sailed from Bermuda to USA on the Caribbean (Occupation Listed as Engineer)
1914 Feb 16 UK to USA arrival
1914 Mar 19 .Sailed from Bermuda to New York on the Caribbean (Occupation Listed as Engineer) . Arrived New York Mar 21.
1914 Aug 15 Arrived at Liverpool from New York on the St Paul (Occupation listed as a tourist)
1914 Oct 2. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant into the Royal Engineers
1914 Dec 9 From Second Lieutenant, Royal Engineers, Territorial Force, to be temporary Second Lieutenant . Seconded to the Western Cable Signal Company, Royal Engineers TF based in Liverpool, not being under command of a Division, were technically known as Army Troops. (The Company had landed in France 26 Oct 1914)
1915 Feb 16. Promoted Lieutenant
1915 May 4 landed in France
1915 Jun 6 Admitted to Queen Alexandra's Military Hospital at Millbank with concussion
1915 Jun 29 Discharged from hospital
1915 Jul 12 Sailed from Avonmouth for Colón, Panama on the Coronado (Occupation Listed as R.E. HM Army)
Daily transits of the Panama Canal at this time usually could be counted on the fingers of one hand until late in 1918. (A severe slide in mid-September 1915 also closed the canal for seven months, further depressing traffic.)
1915 Aug 15 Arrived at Bristol from Colón, Panama on the Coronado (Occupation Listed as Military Officer)
1915 Dec 3 Seconded to MI5
1915 Dec 19 Replaces Lieutenant Theodore James Gordon Gardiner, 3rd Battalion Border Regiment, Special Reserve (MI5). As Military Control Officer at Plymouth (Graded for purposes of pay as a General Staff Officer, 3rd Grade)
1916 Dec 31 Left MI5
1916 May 17 To be temporary Captain whilst employed on special duty
1917 Feb 3. Relinquishes his commission on account of ill-health. Gazetted out as Capt
1917 Feb 20 Replaced by 2nd Lieutenant T T Somerville, General List (MI5) late NCO Military Field Police as Military Control Officer Plymouth
1917 Jul 4 Death of his Brother Ian Fitzgerald Stuart Gunnis (1891–1917) at Ypres, Belgium
1918 Jan 23. Commissioned Temporary Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and posted to HMS President in London for duty with No.20 Tank Squadron. No. 20 Squadron Royal Naval Air Service was under Naval control to develop armoured vehicles for land battle.
1918 Jul 6 Transferred to the Auxiliary Patrol
1918 Jul 7 In Royal Navy
1918 Sep 23. Posted to HMS Kosmos (Aberdeen registered trawler hired for use as a minesweeper in April 1915 and returned 2 Nov 1918) while serving on Motor Launch 336.
1918 Nov 3. Royal Naval Hospital Haslar, Southampton with Influenza
1918 Nov 21 discharged from Hospital to Auxiliary Yacht Aberdonian
1918 Nov 25 to 6 Jan 1919 at HMS Victory the holding Barracks for the Fleet sailing out of Portsmouth
1919 Feb 5. Posted to HMS Hermion HQ Ship Southampton for motor launches (MLs) and coastal motor boats (CMBs) while serving on Motor Launch 4
1919 Mar 17. Serving on Motor Launch 57
1919 Jun 26. Serving on Motor Launch 488
1919 Oct 13. Demobilised from Navy
1919 Oct 18. Disability listed as Neurotic (probably PTSD) on pension card
1920 Jun 25 Special Appointment . Capt. R. G. S. Gunnis, late R.E., T.F., to be temp. Capt. whilst specially empld. . A.Ames, who was shot on Bloody Sunday , is on same list. The other is ARL Jameson who is a mysterious figure
1921 Nov 5 Sailed from Southampton to New York on the Aquitania (Occupation Listed as Diplomat)
1921 Nov 2. R.C. of Sigs. — Capt. Ronald George Stuart Gunnis (late Gen. List and T,F.) to be Capt.
1922 Apr 7. Transit from the USA to Canada travelling to the UK (Occupation listed as Captain Army)
1922 May 19. Arrived Southampton from Montreal on the Scandinavian (Occupation Listed as Army Captain)
1925 Apr 30. Arrived at London of Port from Gibraltar on the Naldera (Occupation Listed as Captain Royal Engineers Reserve of Officers)
1928 Dec 29 Sailed from Port of London to Marseille Occupation (Listed as Engineer)
1931 Living in Hythe, Folkestone
1936 Jun 2. Died Folkestone, Kent, England buried at sea. He was buried in sight of Folkestone Harbour where he carried out his most important duties of his career.
1936 Jun 6. Burial at sea
1936 Jul 16 Report of his will. Vera Presley married Harold Newberry in 1941.
