Regimental number | 6335 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Bairnsdale, Victoria |
School | Bairnsdale State School No. 754, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Butcher |
Address | Pike Street, Bairnsdale, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, W H Dean, Pike Street, Bairnsdale, Victoria |
Previous military service | 45th Infantry; Served in the Citizen Military Forces (Bairnsdale) for two years; discharged on account of being outside the area. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 4, Battery 10 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3592 Sergeant William Henry George DEAN MM & Bar, 11th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 8 January 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Disembarked Suez, 15 December 1915, and proceeded to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 14 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 19 March 1916. Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'China', 1 May 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 8 June 1919; discharged, 31 July 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Also served in World War II as V83111, 3rd Garrison Bn (enlisted, 26 February 1940; discharged, 14 September 1944). |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 78 |
Place of burial | Cremated: Springvale Crematorium, Melbourne, Victoria |