John Wilfred DABBS MM

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Service Number:	615
Enlisted:	24 August 1914, Randwick, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	2nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Birmingham, England, 9 April 1889
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	King Edward's School, Birmingham
Occupation:	Fitter/Farmer
Died:	Killed In Action, Belgium, 5 September 1916, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm)
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

24 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 615, Randwick, New South Wales
18 Oct 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 615, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
18 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 615, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 615, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
5 Aug 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 2nd Infantry Battalion
5 Sep 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1916-09-05

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John Wilfred DABBS was born in Birmingham, England on 9th April, 1889

His parents were William Arthur DABBS & Alice Maud STEVENS who married in England in 1886

He had 2 years previous service in the Warwickshire Yeomanry before he came to Australia & enlisted for WW1