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DODD, Walter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2594 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 16 August 1915, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glen Innes, New South Wales, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Inglewood, Goondiwindi, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 25 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Commemorated at the Toowoomba Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glen Innes & District Soldiers Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2594, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD | |
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| 21 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2594, 26th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2594, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane | |
| 1 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 12th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 26th Battalion to the 12th Battalion at the Railhead | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 2594, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2594 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his brother Albert William Dodd of Inglewood, QLD. Also brother of Sarah Dodd who was living with a guardian, Mrs Johnson of Waterview Street, Kogarah and James Dodd address unknown
16 January 1916 - to hospital with Mumps
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal to his sister Sarah Dodd
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