DOBSON, David
| Service Numbers: | 209, 3289 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1870 |
| Home Town: | Alexandra, Murrindindi, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Acheron and Clydebank State Schools, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix Plot II, Row A, Grave No.1 |
| Memorials: | Alexandra War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Boer War Service
| 8 Sep 1900: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lance Corporal, 209, 2nd Victorian Mounted Rifles |
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World War 1 Service
| 10 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3289, Depot Battalion | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3289, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3289, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Adelaide | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3289, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3289 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Andreena Hockley
David Dobson was born in 1867. Joining the service of the Education Department in 1890, he had charge of schools at Cassilis, Nine-Mile Creek, Avonmore, Miner's Rest, and Rokewood Junction, and, at the time of enlistment, held the position of first male assistant at Colac.
He had previously served in the South African War, holding the rank of Lieutenant in the 6th A.C.H. He was a very good teacher, strong and forceful, and, at all times, a zealous and vigorous worker.
He enlisted on the 24th of July, 1915, and embarked with the 11th Reinforcements to the 8th Battalion.
While undergoing training at Tel-el- Kebir, he was transferred to the 59th Battalion, and promoted Sergeant on the 4th of March, 1916. He went with his unit to France on the 18th of June, and was killed on the 19th of the next month. He left a widow, Mrs. E. H. Dobson, of Young-street, Albury.
Source: The Education Department's Record of War Service, Victoria, 1914-1919.
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