DORWARD, Charles William Septimus
| Service Number: | 654 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 February 1916, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Happy Valley, Port Lincoln, SA, 5 March 1897 |
| Home Town: | Port Lincoln, Port Lincoln, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Poonindie Public School |
| Occupation: | Mail Driver |
| Died: | Died from injuries received in a Motor Vehicle Accident, Port Lincoln Hospital, Port Lincoln, SA, 11 March 1942, aged 45 years |
| Cemetery: |
Happy Valley Cemetery, Port Lincoln RSL Section Plot/Grave/Niche: 12 Row: A |
| Memorials: | Port Lincoln & District Honor Roll WW1, Port Lincoln Poonindie School Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 654, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, SA | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 654, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 654, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 30 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Charles DORWARD and Sarha nee ROBERTS
Charles William Septimus Dorward, 45, farmer of North Shields died in the Port Lincoln Hospital last week. He was driving a truck home from Port Lincoln four days previously, and when two and a half miles from the town the vehicle left the road and went over a cliff on to rocks 80 feet below. Dorward was alone, and when discovered he was in a critical condition. The death was caused by progressive shock. No fractures had been been sustainted by the deceased in the fall, but there were severe abdominal abrasions. The accident was witnessed by Dennis brothers who were fishing nearby and saw the vehicle hurtling over the cliff. They immediately went ashore and sent word to the police and remained until the doctor arrived. The vehicle was so badly smashed by the fall over the cliff that it was impossible to say whether any mechanical defect had contributed to the accident. Mr Dorward was a soldier in the last war, and he was given a returned soldiers' funeral in the soldiers' section at the Happy Valley Cemetery. The Rev. R.T. Hallahan conducted the service at the graveside. Mr Doward leaves a widow.
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