DODSON, William Francis Lyon
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | 1889, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Alberton, Port Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in action, Belgium, 19 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Hooge Crater Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Rosewater War Memorial, Rosewater Womens Memorial Roll of Honour WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 31 May 1915: | Involvement 2nd Divisional Signal Company, Third Ypres | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Embarked 2nd Divisional Signal Company, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 19 Sep 1917: | Involvement Lieutenant, 10th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by St Peter's Woodlands Grammar School
William Francis Lyon Dodson was born in 1889, he grew up in Alberton, Port Adelaide, South Australia. William's occupation before he went off to war was a clerk, a clerk is an office worker, they keep records, accounts etc. At age 26 when William was married he went off to war. His unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia on board HMAT A2 Geelong. William Francis Lyon Dodson was a 2nd Lieutenant in the 10th Battalion. However, unfortunately William was killed in action on the 19-20 September in 1917. It is terrifying to imagine going to war, it wouldn't have been a very pleasant experience, especially for the young men who went to war.
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