Edward Alfred DOVE

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Service Number:	3250
Enlisted:	28 September 1916, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	34th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Dunton, Essex, England, 1876
Home Town:	Moss Vale, Wingecarribee, New South Wales
Schooling:	Grammar School, Brentwood, Essex, England
Occupation:	Farm Hand
Died:	Died of Wounds - Heart failure while under anaesthetic while under operations for wounds, United Kingdom, 10 May 1918
Cemetery:	Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Plot X1, Row A, Grave 4 Chaplain Best officiated
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

28 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3250, 55th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW
11 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 3250, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
11 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 3250, 55th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
2 Sep 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 34th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 63rd Battalion to the 34th Battalion. Had previously transferred to the 63rd Battalion from the 55th battalion
2 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3250, 34th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the wrist
3 May 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3250, 34th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the left forearm
10 May 1918:	Involvement Private, 3250, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3250 awm_unit: 34th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-05-10

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REsidential address at the timeof enlistment was 'Wilds Meadow', Moss Vale

Son of J. and E.L. Dove; husband of May Dove of 21 Southampton Road, Fareham, Hants, England

28 April 1917 - transferred from the 55th Battalion to the 63rd Battalion at Windmill Hill

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the 1st Essex Infantry