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DAWES, Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 736 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 20 September 1890 |
| Home Town: | Garfield, Cardinia, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Warragul, Victoria, Australia, 7 February 1962, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bunyip Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 736, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Pera embarkation_ship_number: A4 public_note: '' | |
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| 8 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 736, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Pera, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Cora Jones
Albert enlisted in WW1 on 20 October 1914. He was in the 8th Australian Light Horse. He was wounded at Gallipoli in November 1915 by shrapnel in the left thumb and wrist and was discharged to return to Australia in February 1916. His Service number was 736.
Albert married Rose Harriet Myrtle Jolley in 1916 and had 5 children.
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