Regimental number | 69 |
Place of birth | Launceston, Tasmania |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Scottsdale, Tasmania |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 41 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs C Dawson, Scottsdale, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, Army Medical Corps |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Kandahar Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 12), Neuve-Eglise, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 132 |
Family/military connections | Sons: 2021 Pte Alexander DAWSON, 12th Bn, killed in action, 19-22 August 1916; 4782 Pte Sydney Albert DAWSON, 12th Bn, returned to Australia, 12 May 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |