Regimental number | 5980 |
Place of birth | Fitzroy, Victoria |
School | Fitzroy Public School, George Street, Fitzroy, Victoria No. 450 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Salesman |
Address | 11 Rowe Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Annie Dawson, 11 Rowe Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Forces |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Spelt Arthur Phillip Dawson on NR |
Place of death or wounding | Amiens, France |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XIII, Row AA, Grave No. 10), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 98 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Arthur and Annie DAWSON, 11 Rowe Street, Fitzroy, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |