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DOHNT, Herman
| Service Number: | 786 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Mannum District Roll of Honor, Palmer War Memorial, Woodside District of Onkaparinga Honour Board, Woodside R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 786, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: '' | |
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| 12 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 786, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Armadale, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 786, 9th Light Horse Regiment |
Hermann Hugo Dohnt
Name: Hermann Hugo Clifford Dohnt
Service Number: 786
Place of Birth: Palmer
Date of Birth: 21 November 1895
Place of Enlistment: Oaklands
Date of Enlistment: 23 December 1914
Age at Enlistment: 24 years 6 months
Next of Kin: Mother, Marie Dohnt
Occupation: Blacksmith
Religion: Lutheran
Rank: Private
Hermann left Melbourne on board HMAT Armidale on 12 February 1915 bound for Gallipoli, serving there in 1915 and Egypt and Palestine 1916 – 1918 with the 9th Light Horse Regiment. He suffered a slight gunshot wound to the head at Gaba Tepe on 20 March 1915 and was not able to return to duty until 8 July. A bout of influenza entailed treatment at the 1st Australian Stationary Hospital for a week in April 1916. Hermann was hospitalised with tonsillitis at the 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance in February 1917 and later in March at the 14th General Hospital in Egypt with cholecystitis. He was sent back to the Dardenelles on 27 November 1918. Hermann embarked the Port Sydney at Kantara, Egypt on 5 March 1919 to return to Australia where he was discharged on 12 June.
Submitted 26 October 2023 by christopher collins