Regimental number | 4499 |
Place of birth | Albion Park, New South Wales |
School | Avondale Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Avondale, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Dawes, Post Office, Dapto, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 45th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Bullecourt, France |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Vraucourt Copse Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 4), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 139 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Caleb and Mary Ann DAWES, Dapto, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2167 Pte Walter Leslie DAWES, 11th Bn, returned to Australia, 4 January 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |