John Henry DOSSER

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DOSSER, John Henry

Service Number:	38491
Enlisted:	4 April 1917
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	5th Divisional Ammunition Column
Born:	Baddaginnie, Victoria, Australia, June 1897
Home Town:	Baddaginnie, Benalla, Victoria
Schooling:	Baddaginnie State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Grocer
Died:	Broncho pneumonia, 1st Scottish General Hospital, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom, 23 February 1919
Cemetery:	Aberdeen (Springbank) Cemetery Grave No. 80 Inscription: Dearly loved second son of RH & L Dosser. At rest,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Baddaginnie District WW1 Honour Roll, Baddaginnie State School Honor Roll, Baddaginnie War Memorial, Benalla War Memorial, Euroa Telegraph Park

World War 1 Service

4 Apr 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 38491, Field Artillery Brigades
17 Apr 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column
26 Nov 1917:	Involvement Gunner, 38491, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Indarra embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
26 Nov 1917:	Embarked Gunner, 38491, Field Artillery Brigades, SS Indarra, Melbourne
23 Feb 1919:	Involvement Driver, 38491, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 38491 awm_unit: 5th Australian Divisional Ammunition Column awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1919-02-23

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK

Died on this date - 23rd February........Gunner John Henry (Jack) Dosser was born in Baddaginnie, near Benalla, Victoria in 1897. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 14th April, 1917 as a 20 year old Grocer from Baddaginnie, Victoria.

Gunner Dosser was attached to Field Artillery & arrived at Suez on 27th December, 1917 then proceeded via Italy to France then on to England for further training. He was marched in R.B.A.A. (Reserve Brigade Australian Artillery) at Heytesbury, Wiltshire on 15th February, 1918.

Gunner Dosser arrived in France & on 19th April, 1918 was marched out to 5th Divisional Artillery. He was appointed Driver on 4th December, 1918 & proceeded on leave to UK on 4th February, 1919.
Driver Dosser was admitted to 1st Scottish General Hospital, Aberdeen, Scotland, while on leave from France, on 9th February, 1919 with Influenza. He was reported as dangerously & seriously ill with Broncho Pneumonia on 15th February, 1919. He died at 1 pm on 23rd February, 1919 from Broncho Pneumonia.

Driver Dosser was buried in Springbank Cemetery, Aberdeen, Scotland. The Australian War Memorial Has his rank as Driver, however the Commonwealth War Graves Commission has his headstone as Gunner.

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