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DAWSON, Edward Donald
Personal Details
Service Number: | 6392 |
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Enlisted: | 15 March 1915, Enlisted at Busselton, WA |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 16th Army Service Corps |
Born: | Newtown, Western Australia, 1894 |
Home Town: | Busselton, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Newtown Public School, Western Australia |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Dysentery, 1st General Hospital, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt, 24 July 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row B, Grave 341, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Busselton St Mary's Anglican Church Honour Roll, Busselton War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
15 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6392, 16th Army Service Corps, Enlisted at Busselton, WA | |
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25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 6392, 16th Army Service Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 6392, 16th Army Service Corps, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
24 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 6392, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6392 awm_unit: 16th Australian Army Service Corps Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-07-24 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Joseph and Rebecca Jane Dawson of Newtown, WA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal