DAWSON, Alex Leigh
| Service Number: | 515 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Aberdeenshire, Scotland., 1878 |
| Home Town: | Sunbury, Hume, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Asylum attendant |
| Died: | Parkville, Victoria, Australia, 17 November 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 515 | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 515, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 515, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ross Martin
Alexander Leith DAWSON was born in 1878 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
In 1915 he was working at the Sunbury Asylum as an attendant/warder when he enlisted in the AIF on 9/7/1915. He gave his mother, Mrs M Dawson of Aberdeenshire, Scotland as his next of kin.
He was 6ft 1in tall and weighed 12st 4lbs.
He left Melbourne aboard the HMAT Ascanius on 10/11/1915 as part of the 29th Battalion.
He arrived in France on 23/6/1916 and was part of B company with the 29th.
He took part in all actions with his battalion and in actions during August 1918 was congratulated for continueing his observations and keeping the Battalion HQ informed during fighting. On 12th October 1918 he was transferred to the 32nd Battalion and remained with them until returning to Australia on 31/5/1919.
In 1921 he married Catherine Philip Butcher.
Alex died on 17/11/1964.