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DICKSON, Edward Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5456 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 February 1916, Dubbo |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, 5 April 1898 |
| Home Town: | Orange, Orange Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Groom |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Orange Holy Trinity Anglican Church Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5456, 20th Infantry Battalion, Dubbo | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 5456, 20th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 5456, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5456, 20th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres |
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