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DOCKERY, Lester Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1704 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 May 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wunghnu, Numurak, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Wunghnu, Moira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mudros Bay, Lemnos, Greece (HMT Southland), At sea (Mudros Bay, Lemnos, Greece (HMT Southland)), 2 September 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Numurkah Town Hall Shire of Numurkah Roll of Honor, Numurkah and District War Memorial, Wunghnu & District Great European War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1704, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 1704, 23rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 1704, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frederick Thomas Dockery and Matilda Dockery of Wunghnu, Vic. Brother of Milton Dockery
Next of kin was given as his grandmother lizabeth Tryphena (known as Ada) Dockery of Moore, Street, North Brighton, Vic
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal