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DOLBY, John Henry

Service Number:	20741
Enlisted:	12 January 1916, Enlisted, Brisbane, Qld.
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	9th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Essex, England, 1872
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Machinist
Died:	Debilitated by Illness, Chronic Bronchitis; Died of Kidney Disease/Cerebral Haemorrhage, Enoggera Hospital, Enoggera, Qld, Australia, 11 May 1918
Cemetery:	Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland (CWGC) Official Commemoration - Grave Location: 10-43-10 (Pl/182), Portion 10/Section 43/Grave 10 (Place, 182). , Toowong Cemetery, Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Brisbane War Memorial

World War 1 Service

12 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 20741, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted, Brisbane, Qld.
11 May 1916:	Involvement Gunner, 20741, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
11 May 1916:	Embarked Gunner, 20741, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
11 May 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 20741, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , Embarked Ship: HMAT Aryllshire, Sydney, NSW.
11 May 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 20741, 9th Field Artillery Brigade
23 Jul 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 20741, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , Medical Discharge, admitted to Sutton Veny Military Hospital - Warminster, Wiltshire, England, 23/08/1916 to 08/09/1916, Gunner John Henry DOLBY, SN 20741; Became debilitated by an Illness, Chronic Bronchitis. Still debilitated by Chronic Bronchitis, and later to his eventual death, 11/05/1918, at the Enoggera Hospital, Enoggera, Qld. (NAA, Pg's, 22,31, 32) Service Record of Gunner: John Henry DOLBY, SN 20741.
11 May 1918:	Involvement Gunner, 20741, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 20741 awm_unit: 9th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-05-11

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Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts

Next of Kin - Mother: Mary Ann DOLBY.