DODD, James
| Service Number: | 3062 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 August 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, 30 October 1892 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer's assistant |
| Died: | Eagle Junction (Clayfield), Queensland, 19 October 1921, aged 28 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland Plot 7, Row 88, Grave No. 18 |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3062, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 30 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3062, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane | |
| 30 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3062, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Imprisoned 1st Passchendaele, Confirmed Prisoner of War, after initially being reported wounded. Notified by postcard dated 14 October 1917 and being held at Limburg, Stuttgart and later Darmstadt | |
| 18 Dec 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion, Repatriated to England from POW Reception Camp at Ripon, Germany | |
| 13 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3062, 47th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
'PERSONAL NOTES.
It was announced in the "Courier" some time ago that Private James Dodd, M. M., had been wounded and made prisoner shortly after winning his decoration. He is now at Gefangen Lager, Wahn, Germany and writing to his father, Mr H. J. Dodd of Townsville, under date December 11, deals with his predicament in a philosophical manner, as being among the fortunes of war. Though not permitted to give details of his capture, it evidently came in the nature of a surprise while intense fighting was in progress. He seems to think he will not be badly treated at the hands of the Germans judging by experience to date of writing, but he and his fellow prisoners will welcome parcels of food, socks, and tobacco. Finally, he insists there is no occasion to worry as to his safety.' from The Brisbane Courier 18 Feb 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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