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DAWES, Eric Cecil
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3148, 3148A |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 November 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Burra, South Australia, 27 June 1890 |
| Home Town: | Robertstown, Goyder, South Australia |
| Schooling: | World's End Creek School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 2nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, Remy Siding, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium, 28 September 1917, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burra District WW1 Honor Roll, Burra Fallen Soldiers Memorial, Lameroo Memorial Window, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3148, 50th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3148, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Adelaide | |
| 28 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3148A, 50th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3148A awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-09-28 |
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"LATE LCE.-CPL. E. DAWES.
News has been received by Miss Dawes, of Chanfield, Lameroo, that her brother, Lce.-Cpl. Eric Dawes, son of Mr. J. H Dawes, of Robertstown, was killed in France. Deceased, who was about 27 years old, was engaged in agricultural work when he enlisted on November 4, 1916. He sailed on December 18, 1916, and was killed in the present month. His early education was received at World's End Creek School." - from the Adelaide Register 25 Oct 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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