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DOBSON, Robert Ambrose
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 February 1916, Enlisted Perth WA on 1st February 1916. Allocated to 7th reinforcement’s 44th Battalion at Black boy Hill Camp on 24th January 1917. |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Napier, New Zealand, 12 December 1883 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 24 April 1918, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bonnay Communal Cemetery Extension B 24 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Elder Smith & Co Limited WW1 Honour Board, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Mount Lawley - Inglewood War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Enlisted Perth WA on 1st February 1916. Allocated to 7th reinforcement’s 44th Battalion at Black boy Hill Camp on 24th January 1917. | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, Depot Battalion (AIF), Promoted to rank of Sergeant post attendance at NCO School. | |
| 1 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 44th Infantry Battalion, Appointed as 2nd Lieutenant in the AIF and allocated to reinforce 44th Battalion AIF. | |
| 29 Jan 1917: | Embarked 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, AIF Depots UK (AIF), Qualified 1st Class at School of Musketry Tidworth UK. | |
| 25 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 44th Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of the Battalion in the field France. | |
| 26 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 44th Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 44th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux, Killed In Action by Shell Fire near the village of Bonnay (France). | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Involvement Lieutenant, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 44th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-04-24 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Pam Hamilton
Detailed Account of Lieutenant R A Dobson in Regimental History of the 44th Battalion AIF 1916-1919
Titled Eggs - a -Cook // Chapter 15.
Served in the South African War 1902 with the South Island Regiment E Squadron.
Remembered on the Elder Smith P/L Honour Board Adelaide.