DODD, Frederick John
| Service Number: | 457 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 May 1915, Liverpool |
| Last Rank: | Company Sergeant Major |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 2 October 1895 |
| Home Town: | Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Cooks Hill Superior Public School, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
| Died: | Natural causes, Garden Suburb, New South Wales, Australia, 20 March 1983, aged 87 years |
| Cemetery: |
Newcastle Memorial Park (fmly Beresfield Crematorium) |
| Memorials: | Cook's Hill Superior Public School , Cooks Hill St John's Honor Roll, Cundletown Employees of A Goninan & Co Ltd. Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 3 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 457, 20th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 457, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 457, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 29 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 20th Infantry Battalion | |
| 6 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 20th Infantry Battalion | |
| 22 Jan 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 20th Infantry Battalion | |
| 13 Apr 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 457, 20th Infantry Battalion, HT Castalia, Devonport for return to Australia - disembarked Sydney 1 June 1919 | |
| 3 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 457, 20th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
CSM Frederick John Dodd (referred to as Snitcher, recommended for the Military Medal, born 2.9.1895, Cooks Hill, New South Wales, storeman from 17 Bull Street, Cooks Hill, New South Wales, enlisted 3.5.1915, 20th Battalion, Reg No-457, RTA 30.5.1919, died 20.3.1983, 7 Evans Street, Belmont, N.S.W., age 87, not officially commemorated. Brother of 1638 Private Arthur William Dodd KIA 12/10/1917, 1st Passchendaele.
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)
Military Medal - awarded Congratulatory
For excellent work at Lagnicourt as Company Sergeant Major when he re-organised the Company and the prisoners captured thus allowing the Company Commander to give greater attention to the development of the attack.
Recommendation date: 25 April 1917
Promulgated Military Order 353: 18th August 1917
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