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John William DAWSON

Regimental number910
Place of birthDerby
SchoolState School, Cressy, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStoreman
AddressCressy, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs. G. Dawson, Cressy, Tasmania
Enlistment date6 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Light Horse Regiment, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/8/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 1 April 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Light Horse Regiment
FateDied of wounds 9 January 1917
Place of death or woundingPalestine
Age at death24.9
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialKantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row F. Grave No. 96), Egypt.
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
3
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Mary DAWSON, Mason Street, Longford, Tasmania. Native of Cressy, Tasmania

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