DODD, Charles
| Service Number: | 6557 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1916, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia, 14 June 1899 |
| Home Town: | Burnie, Burnie, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Mooreville Road State School, Burnie, Tasmania |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 6 October 1917, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burnie Mooreville Road School Roll of Honour, Burnie War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6557, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 20 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6557, 12th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6557, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James and Ada Dodd of Mooreville Road, Burnie, Tasmania
*There is confusion over his age as some records show his embarking at the age of 21 years which puts his birth year as 1895c. His age on his headstone shows as 18 this would make his year of birth as 1899c.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Paul Mannion
Birth = 14 Jun 1899 • Emu Bay, Tasmania
Siblings:
sister Grace Elizabeth Dodd (1892–1926)
brother James Archibald 'Archie' Dodd (1893–1928)
brother Charles Edward Dodd (1895–1898)
sister Anna Maud 'Hannah' Dodd (1896–1980)
sister Clara Gladys Dodd (1897–1978)
sister Evelyn Ruby Dodd (1901–1983)
brother Malcolm John Dodd (1903–1990)
brother Leslie William Dodd (1904–1979)
sister Effie May Dodd (1907–1990)
sister Dulcie Edna Dodd(1914–2000)
Death 6 OCT 1917 • West Flanders, Belgium (or France)
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