William John DOBSON

DOBSON, William John

    Service Numbers: 2148, 2148A
    Enlisted: 11 March 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
    Last Rank: Sergeant
    Last Unit: 58th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Albury, New South Wales, Australia, 1889
    Home Town: Benalla, Benalla, Victoria
    Schooling: State School, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Engineer / Blacksmith / Barman
    Died: Died of Wounds, 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, France, 20 July 1916
    Cemetery: Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, France
    Plot III. Row D. Grave 16. Inscription: IN MEMORY OF THE DEARLY LOVED SON OF R.& C.DOBSON OF BENALLA
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll
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    World War 1 Service

    11 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2148, Depot Battalion , Melbourne, Victoria
    17 Jun 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2148, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
    17 Jun 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2148, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne
    1 Jul 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6th Infantry Battalion
    6 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2148, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Joined Unit from Re-Inforcements.
    25 Oct 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 6th Infantry Battalion
    17 Feb 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 58th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 6th Infantry Battalion
    22 Feb 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 58th Infantry Battalion
    17 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2148A, 58th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Transylvania"
    23 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2148A, 58th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
    15 Jul 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2148A, 58th Infantry Battalion, Wounded In Action - Admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station. GSW Scalp and Back.
    20 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2148A, 58th Infantry Battalion, Died of Wounds received in action at 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station.
    20 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2148, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2148 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-07-20

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