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Robert John DAWSON

Regimental number6732
Place of birthNarrandera New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCarter
AddressPost Office Leeton, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, W Dawson, Narrandera, New South Wales
Enlistment date1 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll31 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Port Napier on 17 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 9 December 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Kent Fedorowich
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death2 May 1974
Age at death77
Place of burialNarrandera Cemetery, New South Wales

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