DICKINSON, George
| Service Number: | 761 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 December 1915, An original member of C Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | New Delavel, Northumberland, England, April 1887 |
| Home Town: | Weston, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Newsham Primary School, Northumberland, England |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in action, Belgium, 12 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kurri Kurri War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 761, 35th Infantry Battalion, An original member of C Company | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 761, 35th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 761, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
George Dickinson, born in Northumberland, England, was the son of William and Annie Dickinson, both of whom had passed away before 1905. George came out to Australia in mid-1912 as a single man, with his older married brother Robert and his wife, Agnes.
They were both working as coal miners and all living in Weston, New South Wales. The area was home to a vast area of coal bearing land in the Hunter Valley.
George enlisted in late 1915 and gave his brother Robert as next of kin. George was killed in action near Passchendaele on 12 October 1917. Although he was buried on the battlefield with a map reference, his grave was subsequently lost.
Robert enlisted about six weeks after his brother and with the 34th Battalion and died of wounds in France on 5 April 1918, aged 37.
George’s medals were eventually sent to another sister who was still living in Northumberland, England.
The brothers are remembered on the Blyth War Memorial in Northumberland, England.
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