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DODDS, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2344 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 April 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dargo, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Salesman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 18 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2344, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 2344, 7th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 2344, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
His brother 114 Private Robert William Dodds 23rd Battalion AIF died of wounds at Pozieres only a fortnight before, and his half-brother (same mother) 1247 John William Eaves 8th Battalion AIF won the MM, and was recommended for a DCM. Another brother QX3057 Private Gilbert Dodds 2/9th Battalion AIF, was killed in action in Libya on 21 March 1941, age 38.
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