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DAWSON, Keith Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 50042, 60042 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1918, Enlisted North Fitzroy Allocated to 1st General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp 14March 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 April 1899 |
| Home Town: | Carlton North, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | North Fitzroy State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bootmaker |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jan 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 50042, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Enlisted North Fitzroy Allocated to 1st General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp 14March 1918 | |
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| 21 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 60042, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Embarked Private, 60042, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 31 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion, Allocated to reinforce 21st Battalion from 5th Training Battalion UK | |
| 26 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of 21st Battalion in the field France | |
| 3 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 50042, 21st Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne | |
| 5 Oct 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 50042, 21st Infantry Battalion, Montbrehain | |
| 5 Oct 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 50042, 21st Infantry Battalion, Montbrehain, Shell wounds severe Both legs / right hand / broken femur Evacuated to UK 2nd Southern General Hospital. Bristol for treatment and convalescence | |
| 25 Feb 1919: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 50042, 21st Infantry Battalion, 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital Dartford UK Dangerously ill with influenza and bronchitis | |
| 6 May 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 50042, 21st Infantry Battalion, RTA Hospital Ship Karoola For treatment and convalescence AGH Melbourne 3MD | |
| 16 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 50042, 21st Infantry Battalion, Discharged 3MD Melbourne medically unfit Shrapnel wounds hand and legs including broken right femur |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Pam Hamilton
50042 Private Keith Herbert Dawson
Enlisted under age at 17 years 9 months
Stating true date of birth 10 April 1900
on 22 April 1963 by Statutory Declaration.