George Edward DOBSON

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Service Number:	1533
Enlisted:	23 November 1914, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	11th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Summer Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Broome, Broome, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Storekeeper
Died:	Died of wounds - abdomen, At sea on board HS Sicilia, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 20 July 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Panel 33, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broome Roads Board WWI Roll of Honour, Broome War Memorial (New), Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

23 Nov 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1533, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA
22 Feb 1915:	Involvement Private, 1533, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: ''
22 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 1533, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Fremantle

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Son of Edward G. and Catherine Dobson of Broome, WA

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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