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DICKSON, Cyril William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3795 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 September 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Peterborough, South Australia, 20 May 1896 |
| Home Town: | Prospect, Prospect, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Nailsworth Public School and Hoggs College, School of Mines South Australia |
| Occupation: | Fitter and Turner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 16 August 1916, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3795, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 7 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 3795, 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 3795, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide | |
| 2 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion, At Serapeum | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3795, 50th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3795 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-16 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Alfred Dickson and Clara Emily Dickson nee Wood of 8 Claremont Street, Mile End, SA. Brother of Annie Margaret May Dickson
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the cadets and the Citizen Military Forces