DYSON, Septimus
| Service Number: | 3095 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 6th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, 4 April 1868 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Perth, Western AUstralia, 9 September 1938, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 22 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3095, 44th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 3095, 6th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 3095, 7th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 3095, 7th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 3095, 6th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle | |
| 1 Feb 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 3095, Engineer Details per Balmoral Castle | |
| 4 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 3095, Engineers Details |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Septimus was the ninth of fourteen children of James Dyson (b1810 in Lancashire, England) and second wife Jane Devling (b1833 in London, England). James was a Labourer in Yorkshire when he was Transported to Van Diemen's Land in 1834 on board the Convict Ship 'Moffat". Granted a Ticket of Leave in 1841 he moved to the Swan River Colony (Perth) WA where he married and worked as a Pit Sawywer. Following the death of wife Hannah, James married Jane Edwards (nee Devling) in 1861 in Perth. Jane was a fifteen year old Domestic Servant in London and living at the St Pancras Workhouse when she arrived in Fremantle WA on one of the 'Bride Ships". James and Jane settled in Perth WA where James was a Timber Merchant and Dealer.
Septimus worked as a Labourer and Cab Driver in Perth, WA and was regularly before the Peth Magistrates Court for offences such as allowing his dog to fight in public, horses trespassing on public streets, fighting, drunkenness, using 'filthy' language, causing an accident whilst drunk driving his cab and over charging passengers (Trove).
In 1908 he married Dagmar Frances Alexander Towton (nee Lambley; b1868 in Sydney, NSW) - Dagmar had nine children with first husband, and she and Septimus had two sons. The couple settled in Perth, WA where Septimus worked as a Dealer and Labourer. In June 1916 he enlisted in the AIF (Private; Service No:3095) and served with 69 Depot, 22/16 Infantry Battalion and 5th Pioneer Battalion. He was in England in 1918 - attached to Engineers Details - when he was classified as Medically Unfit - 'Too old for winter in France' (National Archives Australia) and was Discharged in April 1918.
Septimus and Dagmar remained in Perth WA where Septimus worked as a Labourer and Cook. Dagmar died in 1933 and Septimus in 1938.