Regimental number | 34 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Waverley, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Jeweller |
Address | 66 Brougham Street, Darlinghurst, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 145 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Albert Edward Dawes, 201 Victoria Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the 24th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Randwick, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 56th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31488 (11 July 1919); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 124 (30 October 1919). Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Peter Dennis |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Devanah', 8 May 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), 25 August 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Also served in World War II: enlisted, 8 September 1941; discharged, 16 October 1945, as NX44467 Lance Corporal, 2/1 Guard Bn. |
Miscellaneous details | Also embarked INF2REIN15. Year of birth (1903) on DVA Nominal Roll does not compute with age at death. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 80 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DAWES Ronald Rolfe |