DAWSON, Wilfred Yelverton
| Service Number: | 1173 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 October 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Aubrey, Shankill County, Dublin, Ireland, 3 November 1871 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sherborne School, Trinity College,Cambridge, England |
| Occupation: | Electrical Student |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 27 April 1915, aged 43 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Row N, Grave 25 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1173, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1173, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1173, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 27 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1173, 4th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Wilfred Yelverton DAWSON was born in Aubrey, Shankill County in Dublin, Ireland on 3rd November, 1871 although he stated on his war record that he was born in Hampshire in England
His parents were Yelverton DAWSON & Alice Anne MARTLEY
He had previously served in the Sherwood Foresters & the Cape Mounted Rifles and also served in the Lochs Horse during the Boer War
He enlisted in Sydney on 15th October, 1914 & embarked from Sydney with the 4th Infantry Battalion, A Coy on the HMAT Euripides on 20th October, 1914
Wilfred was Killed in Action at Gallipoli on 27th April, 1915 and is buried in the Lone Pine Cemetery
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