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DAWSON, Erskine William Douglas Hamilton
Personal Details
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
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| 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 |
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World War 1 Service
| 30 Nov 1915: | Involvement 5th Light Horse Regiment, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
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| 30 Nov 1915: | Embarked 5th Light Horse Regiment, 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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