DAWES, James Frederick
| Service Numbers: | 2661, 2661A |
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| Enlisted: | 7 August 1915, Served through the South African War in the A.O.C. Joined the Australian Light Horse early in 1914. Believe his number was No. 1. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Islington, London, England, United Kingdom, 1 December 1877 |
| Home Town: | Lithgow, Lithgow, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Negus High School, England |
| Occupation: | Gunsmith |
| Died: | Wounds - embolism and gangrene of right leg, Welsh Metropolitan Hospital, Whitchurch, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, 5 February 1917, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
Esher (Christ Church) Churchyard Grave reference:D.4 [Family grave], Christ Church Churchyard, Esher, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2661, 25th Infantry Battalion, Served through the South African War in the A.O.C. Joined the Australian Light Horse early in 1914. Believe his number was No. 1. | |
| 21 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2661, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2661, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane | |
| 4 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
| 6 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2661, 9th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Gunshot wounds to left thigh & compound fracture to femur & tetanus. Died on 5/2/1917 | |
| 5 Feb 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2661A, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2661A awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-02-05 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
It is believed that Corporal Dawes was born in North London about 1877-birth registration:
Births Mar 1877 Dawes James Frederick
Islington 1b 346
He had served in the South African Campaign.
He served with the 9th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. and was wounded in the Great War. He appears to have died of battle wounds in Cardiff, South Wales-his death having been registered as :
Deaths Mar 1917 Dawes Frederick J 40 Cardiff 11a 394.
At the time of his death, his father had pre-deceased him and his mother, Mary Emily Dawes was living at Claremont Dairy, Esher. It was the usual custom for war casualties to be laid to rest nearest the place where they died, but it appears that his mother arranged for him to be buried in her local churchyard.
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 5th February........James Frederick Dawes was born at Islington, London, England in 1876. He came to Australia around 1912 according to information provided by his mother for the Roll of Honour & enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 4th September, 1914 as a 37 year old Gunsmith fitter & stating he had served for 5 years with Garrison Artillery & 12 years Staff Sergeant A.O.C. Dawes was written up for being absent without leave on 2 occasions while in Camp in Australia then a Court Martial was held in December 1914 for "breaking open arrest." He was returned to Australia & disembarked in Melbourne on 11th March, 1915 & was discharged from the Army for disciplinary reasons S.N.L.R. (Service No Longer Required) on 11th March, 1915. His file was stamped “Not Eligible for War Medals” & he automatically forfeited his War Gratuity claim.
James Frederick Dawes re-enlisted on 7th August, 1915. He was admitted to Hospital at Cairo on 27th January, 1916 with Mumps then was admitted ti Hospital at Heliopolis on 8th February, 1916 with Influenza.
Private Dawes arrived in France on 3rd April, 1916 & was appointed Lance Corporal on 6th July, 1916.
Lance Corporal Dawes was wounded in action in France on 23rd July, 1916 & was invalided to England where he was admitted to 3rd Western General Hospital at Cardiff on 23rd August, 1916 with gunshot wounds to left thigh & compound fracture to femur & tetanus.
Corporal James Frederick Dawes died at 4.15 pm on 5th February, 1917 at The Welsh Metropolitan War Hospital, Whitchurch Glam, Cardiff, Wales from wounds received in action in France – Compound fracture to thigh & tetanus. The Hospital Admissions form states that 4 days before his death he developed embolism and gangrene of right leg. He was buried in Christ Church Churchyard, Esher, Surrey, England.
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