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DAWES, Clifford Gordon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5086 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 17 August 1898 |
| Home Town: | Garfield, Cardinia, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Prahran, Victoria, Australia, 6 August 1972, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne |
| Memorials: | Bunyip War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5086, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5086, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Cora Jones
Cliff was the son of Alfred Thomas Dawes and Frances Mary Ann Morgan.
Cliff's service number was 5086. He served in France and was wounded in action early in 1917. He sent postcards home to his family keeping his family up to date with his recovery. He always had a limp following his wounding. He was sent to England to recover and convalesce and returned to Australia and married Maree Doreen Monger in 1923. Cliff and Doreen had 5 daughters.
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