DOWSON, Michael
| Service Number: | 518 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 September 1914, Helena Vale, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Sailors Hill, Daylesford, Victoria, Australia, 1 December 1891 |
| Home Town: | Daylesford, Hepburn, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Musk Vale State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Wounds, 2nd Western General Hospital, Manchester, Lancashire, England, 22 May 1915, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Manchester Southern Cemetery, England, United Kingdom Section Q, CE, Grave 212 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Daylesford War Memorial, Leonora Honour Roll, Leonora Road Board District Roll of Honor, Leonora War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 518, Helena Vale, Western Australia | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 518, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 518, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 518, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Details
DOWSON, Michael
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Service no 518
Private
16th Battalion
Born Daylesford, Vic.
Son of James and Margaret DOWSON
Of Sailors Hill, Daylesford, Vic.
Occupation prior to enlistment Miner
Enlisted 25 September 1914 at Helena Vale, WA
Served in Egypt and Gallipoli
Died of wounds received at Gallipoli 22 May 1915 Aged 23years old
Buried Manchester Southern Cemetery, Lancashire, England
DOWSON, Michael
Full Name: Michael DOWSON
Date of Birth: 12-1891
Place of birth: Daylesford VIC, Australia
Occupation: Miner
Address: Gwalia WA
Height: 173 cm
Weight: 69 kg
Next of Kin: Mother- Margaret Dowson
Next of Kin Address: Sailors Hill Daylesford VIC
Religion: Methodist
20/09/1914- To 16th Battalion ” A ” Company as Private Blackboy Hill WA
3/02/1915- To Overseas Training Base Egypt
14/04/1915- Embarked Alexandria Egypt with Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces for Gallipoli Peninsula
2/05/1915- Wounded in Action Gallipoli ( Gunshot Wound Right Knee )- Evacuated by Hospital Ship to Alexandria Egypt
22/05/1915- Died of Wounds Received in Action at Gallipoli
22/05/1915- Died at 2nd Western General Hospital Manchester England ( Shrapnel Wound Right Knee, Second Haemhorrage )
Local I.D.- Bunbury Herald
Service Number: 518
Rank: Private
Unit/Division: 16th Battalion
Enlistment Date: 1914-09-20
Enlistment Location: Helena Vale, Western Australia
Embarkation Port: Melbourne
Embarkation Date: 1914-12-22
Embarkation Ship: Ceramic
Disembarkation Port: Alexandria
Disembarkation Date: 1915-02-03
Locations Served: Egypt, England, Gallipoli
Returned: No
Discharge Date:
Cause of Death: DIED OF WOUNDS
Date of Death: 1915-05-22
Place of Death: Manchester England
Age at Death: 23
Burial Location: Manchester Southern Cemetery England- Section Q, CE, Grave 212.
Submitted 21 April 2015 by Joy P Jackson Jackson
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 22nd May…… Private Michael Dowson was born at Sailor’s Hill, Daylesford, Victoria on 7th January, 1893.
James Dowson, father of Michael Dowson, died on 25th February, 1898 at Daylesford, Victoria.
Margaret Dowson, sister of Michael Dowson, died on 19th March, 1907. James Alfred Dowson, brother of Michael Dowson, died on 6th September, 1907.
Michael Dowson enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) at Helena Vale, Western Australia on 25th September, 1914 as a 22 year old, single, Miner.
On 22nd December, 1914 Private Dowson, Service number 518, embarked from Melbourne on HMAT Ceramic (A40) with 16th Infantry Battalion “A” Company.
He proceeded to join the M.E.F. (Mediterranean Expeditionary Force) at Gallipoli Peninsula on 12th April, 1915.
On 2nd May, 1915 Private Michael Dowson was wounded in action at Gallipoli with a gunshot wound to right knee. He was transferred to England on 3rd May, 1915 on Hospital Ship Goorkha.
Private Michael Dowson died on 22nd May, 1915 at 2nd Western General Hospital, Manchester, Lancashire, England from wounds received in action at the Dardanelles – Shrapnel wound to knee & secondary Haemorrhage.
He was buried in Southern Cemetery, Manchester, Lancashire, England where 16 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/-southern.html
Biography
Full Name: Michael DOWSON
Date of Birth: 12-1891
Place of birth: Daylesford VIC, Australia
Occupation: Miner
Address: Gwalia WA
Height: 173 cm
Weight: 69 kg
Next of Kin: Mother- Margaret Dowson
Next of Kin Address: Sailors Hill Daylesford VIC
Religion: Methodist
20/09/1914- To 16th Battalion ” A ” Company as Private Blackboy Hill WA
3/02/1915- To Overseas Training Base Egypt
14/04/1915- Embarked Alexandria Egypt with Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces for Gallipoli Peninsula
2/05/1915- Wounded in Action Gallipoli ( Gunshot Wound Right Knee )- Evacuated by Hospital Ship to Alexandria Egypt
22/05/1915- Died of Wounds Received in Action at Gallipoli
22/05/1915- Died at 2nd Western General Hospital Manchester England ( Shrapnel Wound Right Knee, Second Haemhorrage )
Cemetery details: Manchester Southern Cemetery, Greater Manchester, England (Section Q, CE, Grave 212)
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