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DAWSON, John Mitchell
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1065 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 September 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sunderland, England, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Hendon Board School, Hendon, England |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 1 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot 11, Row G, Grave 44 Chaplain Rev. T.G. Robertson officiated, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1065, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Private, 1065, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked Private, 1065, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 21 years. Residential address at the time of enlistment was Royal Coffee Palace, Murray Street, Perth, WA
Son of Edward and Mary Dawson of Hendon, England. Next of kin given as his sister Elizabeth Mitchell Lowes of 14 Randolph Street, Hendon, Sunderland, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal