Regimental number | 2639 |
Place of birth | Gulgong, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Pastry cook |
Address | 'Clifton', Yelverton Street, St Peters, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs C Dobbs, Yelverton Street, St Peters, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the 26th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 20th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Andrew Richardson |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 6056 Pte Walter Frederick DOBBS, 18th Bn, returned to Australia, 19 June 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Darwin', 8 April 1918; discharged (medically unfit: wounded), Sydney, 14 December 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 62 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DOBBS Cecil Robert |