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Henry George DAWSON

Regimental number4409
Place of birthGladston, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
Address136 Princess Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinWife, Mrs Florance A Dawson, 136 Princess Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Military Cadet Corps
Enlistment date14 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT RMS Orontes on 29 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll22nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 13 October 1916
Place of death or woundingYpres, Belgium
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
96
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexandr and Hannah DAWSON, husband of Florence A. DAWSON, 136 Price's Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. native of Gladstone, Tasmania
Family/military connectionsBrother.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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