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DEAN, William Knight
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 326 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, An original of C Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Creswick, Victoria, Australia, 24 February 1885 |
| Home Town: | Creswick, Hepburn, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Creswick State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 25 April 1915, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey Panel 30 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Creswick Honor Roll, Creswick School Pictorial Roll of Honour, Creswick War Memorial, Emerald Ladies Probus Club Roll of Remembrance, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 326, 8th Infantry Battalion, An original of C Company | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 326, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 326, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
On the day of the landing at Anzac, Private Dean was seen to have been killed by a shell, along with 2 other men. He said they all buried together in some bushes about 50 yards from the shore. This information was given to the Red Cross by 283 Corporal Vale who was in the same C Company as Dean in July 1916.