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Arthur DODDS

Regimental number3104
Place of birthWyong, New South Wales
SchoolEducated by father.
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBushman
AddressEllenborough via Wauchope, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, Sydney Dodds, Ellenborough via Wauchope, New South Wales
Enlistment date26 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name56th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/73/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 11 November 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll3104A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll56th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularHis grandfather John Dodds, Alnwick, England, was serving in the Navy when Waterloo was fought.
FateKilled in Action 1 September 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death21.8
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialHem Farm Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row H, Grave No. 18), Hem-Monacu, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
162
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Sydney and Mary DODDS, West Kempsey, New South Wales. Born at Wyong, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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