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DAWSON, Ross Campbell
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia, 14 November 1881 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Auditor |
| Died: | Lindfield, New South Wales, Australia, 22 August 1947, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | NSW Department of Audit Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Major, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Major, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Major, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Emb HMT "Minnewaska" ex Alexandria 5 Apr 1915 to join Gallipoli Campaign. One of the first wounded at Dardanelles on 25th April with a BW to neck and left ear. Redeployed to desk duties in Egypt but reoccurring headaches and vertigo resulted in him returning to Australia aboard "Kanowna", embarked Jan 1916, for discharge, unfit. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Christine Goss
As appeared in Evening News (Sydney) Mon 3 May 1915 Page 4
Officers from New South Wales.
Major R. C. Dawson.— Major R. C. Dawson, of No. 1 Company, 1st Infantry Battalion (N.S.W.), A.I.F., is a well-known rifle man, and a member of the executive committee of the National Rifle Association of New South Wales. He visited Bisley [UK National Shooting Centre] some years ago with an Australian team, and won a prize in the 'Kings.' Major Dawson also commanded the team sent to Brisbane to compete in the Commonwealth Match which succeeded in winning that historic event by a considerable margin and also the 'Gordon Highlanders' match. His first commission was as a second lieutenant in the Australian Riffles in March 1905. He was promted to lieutenant in 1906, captain in 1909 and major on March 16, 1913. He was born on November 14, 1881 and resided st Roseville.
Major R. C. Dawson.— Major R. C. Dawson, of No. 1 Company, 1st Infantry Battalion (N.S.W.), A.I.F., is a well-known rifle man, and a member of the executive committee of the National Rifle Association of New South Wales. He visited Bisley [UK National Shooting Centre] some years ago with an Australian team, and won a prize in the 'Kings.' Major Dawson also commanded the team sent to Brisbane to compete in the Commonwealth Match which succeeded in winning that historic event by a considerable margin and also the 'Gordon Highlanders' match. His first commission was as a second lieutenant in the Australian Riffles in March 1905. He was promted to lieutenant in 1906, captain in 1909 and major on March 16, 1913. He was born on November 14, 1881 and resided st Roseville.
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