Lance Joseph DAWSON

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Service Numbers:	2793, 2739
Enlisted:	19 May 1915, Liverpool
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	45th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Hanley, England, June 1896
Home Town:	Glebe, New South Wales
Schooling:	Catholic School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Tinsmith
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 22 November 1916
Cemetery:	Bancourt British Cemetery VIII. E. 12.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glebe Roll of Honor, Glebe War Memorial

19 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2793, Liverpool
9 Aug 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2739, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT 54 Runic, Sydney
31 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
22 Nov 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2739, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17
Date unknown:	Involvement Private, 2739, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1)

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