DODDS, Daryl James Gilchrist
| Service Number: | 1175 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 August 1915, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Holborn, London, England, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | St Mary's School, Kilburn, London, England |
| Occupation: | Police Constable |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Palestine, 25 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Haifa War Cemetery, Israel Grave Ref. B 51 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane Queensland Police Service Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 1175, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Toowoomba, Queensland | |
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| 4 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1175, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1175, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Sydney | |
| 25 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 1175, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1175 awm_unit: 11 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-09-25 |
Story
Constable Daryl Dodds joined the Queensland Police at the age of 21, in March 1910. He served at Toowoomba and Dalby stations before joining the A.I.F. on 2 August 1915. He embarked from Sydney aboard the HMAT Mashobra A42 on 4 October 1915 bound for Egypt and upon arrival was posted to 'A' squadron of the 11th Light Horse Regiment at Heliopolis. Between 1916 and 1918 Dodds and the other men of 11th LHR made patrols into the desert and attacked Gaza, Beersheba and Sheria. During an attack on Semakh on 25 September, the 11th Light Horse Regiment engaged in perhaps one of the last cavalry charges of the war with swords. Trooper Dodds, aged 28, and 14 other men were killed. Trooper Dodds is buried in Haifa War Cemetery.
Submitted 31 August 2019 by Kym Hyson
Biography contributed
Daryl James Gilchrist DODDS was born in London in 1890
His parents were William George DODDS & Ada Gilchrist who married in England in 1884
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