DODD, George
| Service Numbers: | 2008, 208, 2477 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 August 1914, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Krambach, New South Wales, 26 April 1882 |
| Home Town: | Nabiac, Great Lakes, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer/Waterside worker |
| Died: | Natural causes, Military Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, 14 August 1935, aged 53 years |
| Cemetery: |
Field Of Mars Cemetery, Ryde, NSW Church of England Section S 1364 |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Jan 1902: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lance Corporal, 2008, Doyle’s Australian Scouts |
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World War 1 Service
| 11 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 208, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 19 Aug 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 208, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Aug 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 208, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 4 Mar 1915: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 208, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps | |
| 27 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2477, Sydney, New South Wales | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2477, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2477, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney | |
| 16 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 55th Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 55th Infantry Battalion | |
| 31 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 55th Infantry Battalion | |
| 10 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 55th Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 May 1917: | Wounded Bullecourt (Second), GSW (chest) | |
| 20 Dec 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2477, 55th Infantry Battalion |
George Dodd
George joined the Australian Contingent for the South African Boer War and served as a Lance Corporal with Doyle's Australian Scouts in 1902.
On 11 August 1914, George enlisted in the Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Force that was sent to Rabaul to fight the Germans. On returning to Australia, he was "discharged - time expired" from the ANMEF on 4 March 1915.
On 27 July 1915, George enlisted in the AIF and joined the 5th Reinforcements for the 17 Battalion. On 16 February 1916, the 5th Reinforcements were transferred to the 55th Battalion and George was promoted to Sergeant on 10 July 1916. On 15 May 1917, at Bullecourt, he received a gunshot wound to the chest and was returned to Australia on 18 November 1917. He was discharged as medically unfit on 20 December 1917.
George certainly served his country well!!
Submitted 9 March 2016 by Andrew Graham
Biography
"DODD.- August 14, 1935, at Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, George Dodd, late of Fivedock, aged 53 years.
DODD.- August 14, 1935, at Military Hospital, Randwick, George Dodd, dearly beloved brother of Mrs. Pryor and Albert (Mick) Dodd, of Moorland, North Coast line.
DODD.- August 14, 1935, at Military Hospital, Randwick, George Dodd, dear brother of Mrs. Dalton, and uncle of Alleen, 6 Athol Court, Avoca-street, Randwick." - from the Sydney Morning Herald 15 Aug 1935 (nla.gov.au)
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