DAWSON, Edric Athol
| Service Number: | 1634 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 April 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Forbes, NSW, 12 December 1890 |
| Home Town: | Braidwood, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Forbes and Braidwood Public Schools |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 10 August 1918, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Vignacourt British Cemetery, Picardie VI B 20 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book, Braidwood Public School Roll of Honour, Braidwood St Andrew's Church Roll of Intercession |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1634, 17th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 12 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1634, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 12 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 1634, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney | |
| 10 Aug 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 1634, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1634 awm_unit: 17th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-10 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
EDRIC ATHOL DAWSON was born at Forbes, New South Wales, on 12th December, 1890. His parents were Mr. Reginald Weston Dawson (of the Commercial Bank, Braidwood) and Mrs. Margaret Dawson, and he was educated at the Forbes and Braidwood Public Schools.
He entered the Bank of New South Wales’ service at Henty, New South Wales, on 27th November, 1908; was transferred in October, 1909, to Goulburn; in January, 1911, to Temora; in April, 1912, to Taralga, as assistant; in November, 1913, to Burwood, as ledger-keeper; and in July, 1914, to Bathurst Street, Sydney.
Edric Dawson enlisted on 12th May, 1915, in the 17th Battalion, A.I.F. He took part in the Gallipoli Campaign, and afterwards fought in France from 1916 until August, 1918. He was in the Battle of Pozieres and several other engagements, until the last great Allied offensive in August, 1918, when on 10th August he was hit by a shell at Framerville and died soon afterwards.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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