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DAWSON, Thomas James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3081 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glanville, South Australia, January 1876 |
| Home Town: | Exeter, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Lefevre's Peninsula State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Flers, France, 18 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3081, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 12 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3081, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3081, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Adelaide | |
| 18 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3081, 27th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"LATE PTE. T. J. DAWSON.
Mrs. T. J. Dawson, of Mead street, Exeter, has been notified that her husband, Pte. Dawson, who was previously reported as missing, was killed in action on November 5, 1916. He enlisted on August 4, 1915, and left for the front on January 12, 1916. Pte. Dawson was educated at Lefevre's Peninsula State School. He was well known at Port Adelaide, where he had a wide circle of friends. He has left four children." - from the Adelaide Observer 28 Apr 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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