DALSON, Andrew Anderson
| Service Number: | 1124 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 October 1914, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dundee, Angus, Scotland, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Southern Public School, Broughty Ferry, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial at Panel 17, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1124, 2nd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1124, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1124, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 27 years
Son of George and Magdalene Dalson of Scotland. Husband of Agnes Knight Dalson of 209 Ferry Street, Broughty Ferry, Scotland
Father of Elizabeth Knight Anderson Dalson and Andrew Anderson Dalson
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Date of enlistment: 15.10.1914
Place of enlistment: Rosehill, NSW.
Siblings: Helen, Georgina & Magdalene Ann.
Agnes Knight Dalson lived at 209 King Street, Broughty Ferry, Scotland.
Dundee paid a high price for her war efforts. By the armistice, over 4,000 men and several women had made the ultimate sacrifice. Their names are recorded in the city’s Roll of Honour
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