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DAWES, James
| Service Number: | 285 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Morphettville |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Jamestown, South Australia, 25 January 1886 |
| Home Town: | Jamestown, Northern Areas, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Renmark, South Australia, 2 September 1940, aged 54 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Jamestown Cemetery, South Australia Section G G; Plot 05 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 285, Morphettville | |
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| 22 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 285, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 285, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide | |
| 9 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 285, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli | |
| 18 Apr 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 3rd Light Horse Regiment | |
| 22 Jan 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 285, 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
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Rootsweb ID: I401925 Birth Record: 25 Jan 1886 in Jamestown, South Australia
NOK: George Dawes, Jamestown, South Australia
Previous service: 5years with 24th Light Horse Regiment - stil serving on enlisting
Described on enlisting as 26yrs 7mths old; single; 5' 6" tal; 153 lbs; brown complexion;
blue eyes; light brown hair; Roman Catholic
19/8/1914 enlisted at Morphettville
26/8/1914 appointed to B Squadron, 3rd Light Horse Regiment AIF, Morphettville Camp
22/10/1914 embarked from Port Adelaide, SA, onboard HMAT A17 Port Lincoln
as a Private in 3rd Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron
10/12/1914 Moascar Camp, Egypt
31/1/1915 Helipolis Camp, Egypt
9/5/1915 proceeded overseas to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces, Gallipoli
12/5/1915 landed in Gallipoli
31/8/1915 sick to hospital
5/9/1915 admitted to hospital ship HS Scotian
18/9/1915 admitted on London War Hospital, Epsom
1/3/1916 taken on strength 10th Light Horse Regiment, Heliopolis
19/3/1916 joined 3rd Light Horse Regiment
20/3/1916 rejoined regiment at details, Giza, Egypt
5/6/1916 returned to duty, Tel-el-Kebir
28/4/1917 sick to hospital, Shellal
10/5/1917 admitted to Citadel Military Hospital, Cairo
1/6/1917 discharged to Moascar, Abbassia
taken on strength of 1st Light Horse Regiment
13/6/1917 to School of Instructors, Zeitoun
23/6/1917 returned to unit, Zeitoun
11/7/1917 taken on strength of 3rd Light Horse Regiment
18/4/1918 appointed to Driver in 3rd Light Horse Regiment
14/9/1918 Influenza - admitted 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital, Moascar
22/9/1918 transferred to Rest Camp, Port Said, Egypt
13/10/1918 returned to Australia onboard HT Devon (for 1914 leave), ex Suez
23/11/1918 disembarked into Australia
22/1/1919 discharged from service
Medals: 1914/15 Star (10404), British War medal (426) and Victory medal (428)
total service: 4 years 157 days (4 years 33 days overseas)
Last lived in Renmark, South Australia.
2/9/1940 passed away in Remark
buried in: Jamestown Cemetery
Section G G; Plot 05
Minister Officiating Fr. Prendergast
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 21/5/2016. Lest we forget.
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