| Regimental number | 511 |
| Place of birth | Rothiemay, Scotland |
| School | Dundee High School, Scotland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Chartered accountant |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 35 |
| Next of kin | Father, D R Dawson, Taycliffe, Tayport Fyfe, Scotland |
| Previous military service | Served in the Fife and Forfarshire Light Horse in South African War. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 16th Battalion, B Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Travelled all over the world. Came home to join up for South African War. Joined ranks from Preference, raised to Commission and mentioned repeatedly in despatches. Travelled for 5 weeks to Melbourne to join up for the War. Again chose ranks. Recommended for Commission a few days before he "fell". Twice severely wounded in S.A. War." Details from Sister.Detai |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Stated to be Martin Russell Dawson on NR |
| Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli - At foot of Hill No. 60. |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 40 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 42 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 51), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 79 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David Russell and Annabella Martin MacDonald Vass DAWSON, of Taycliffe, Tayport, Fife, Scotland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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