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DAWSON, John William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 910 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 January 1915, Claremont, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Derby, Tasmania, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Cressy, Northern Midlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Cressy State School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Egypt, 9 January 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Kantara War Memorial Cemetery Row F. Grave No. 96 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Cressy War Memorial, Hobart Roll of Honour, Longford War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 910, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Claremont, Tas. | |
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| 1 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 910, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 910, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 910, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 910, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Battle of Magdhaba | |
| 9 Jan 1917: | Involvement Trooper, 910, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 910 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-01-09 | |
| 9 Jan 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 910, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Battle of Rafa, Nature of wound not detailed. Died of his wounds while being conveyed back to field hospital at El Arish. |
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