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DOBSON, Albert Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1032 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Albert Park, Vic |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Peckham, England, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Prahran, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Ypres, Belgium, 23 August 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, Belgium Plot 111, Row A, Grave 14, Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, Reninghelst, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 1032, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Albert Park, Vic | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Gunner, 1032, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Gunner, 1032, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 14 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , In the field | |
| 23 Aug 1917: | Involvement Driver, 1032, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1032 awm_unit: 2 Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1917-08-23 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Mr. Dobson who died in 1910 and Grace Anne Dobson of 370 Malvern Road, Prahran, Vic who was later known as Grace Anne Clark who was living at 'Hildene', Argyle Avenue, Chelsea in 1920
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal