Walter DAWSON

DAWSON, Walter

    Service Number: 401
    Enlisted: 28 September 1914, Enlisted at Ballarat
    Last Rank: Trooper
    Last Unit: 9th Light Horse Regiment
    Born: Lilydale, Victoria, Australia, 1896
    Home Town: Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
    Schooling: Macarthur Street State School, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Blacksmith
    Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 28 August 1915
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    No known grave Panel 9, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province,
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing
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    World War 1 Service

    28 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 401, Enlisted at Ballarat
    11 Feb 1915: Involvement Private, 401, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: ''
    11 Feb 1915: Embarked Private, 401, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne
    21 May 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 401, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli
    28 Aug 1915: Involvement Trooper, 401, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 401 awm_unit: 9th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-28

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of William and Annie Dawson of 507 Havelock Street, Ballarat, Vic. Brother of Harry James Dawson who returned to Australia on 20 December 1918 having served with the 21st Battalion

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

    He was a member of the school Cadets and served with Ballarat's 19th Light Horse prior to enlisting

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