Erskine William Douglas Hamilton DAWSON

DAWSON, Erskine William Douglas Hamilton

    Last Rank: Lieutenant
    Last Unit: Imperial Camel Corps
    Born: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 31 January 1889
    Occupation: Stockman
    Died: Died of wounds, Palestine, 6 November 1917, aged 28 years
    Cemetery: Beersheba War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)
    Memorials: West End Kurilpa War Memorial Clock Tower

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    World War 1 Service

    30 Nov 1915: Involvement 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1), Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
    30 Nov 1915: Embarked 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1), HMAT Suffolk, Sydney
    6 Nov 1917: Involvement Lieutenant, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 11th Australian Camel Company awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-11-06
    6 Nov 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Imperial Camel Corps , Egypt and Palestine - Light Horse and AFC Operations, The 5th LHR at first but t/fered to the Camels in Egypt - died Tel Khuweilfe was not in France - you can remove that ref to Ypres.

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