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DAWSON, William Edwin
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | SX27674, S16941 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 November 1942, In The Field, NT |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Adelaide, SA, 28 April 1921 |
| Home Town: | Norwood (SA), South Australia |
| Schooling: | Marist Brothers' Norwood |
| Occupation: | Press Operator |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 10 Nov 1942: | Involvement Corporal, SX27674 | |
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| 10 Nov 1942: | Involvement Corporal, S16941 | |
| 10 Nov 1942: | Enlisted In The Field, NT | |
| 10 Nov 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, SX27674 | |
| 4 Jan 1946: | Discharged | |
| 4 Jan 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, SX27674 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Katherine DAWSON of 22 Edmund Street, Norwood, SA
Son of the late Driver A.E. DAWSON, of Ellen Street, Preston Lancashire, England who served 18 1/2 years in the Royal Field Artillery (British) and served in the Great War.
Educated at Marist Brothers' Norwood, William played football and cricket and was fond of swimming. In civilian life he was employed at Todd & Co's Engineering Works, Adelaide for about three years and left this position to join up in June 1940. He was a member of the 10th Battalion Militia for 3 years.
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