Regimental number | 3414 |
Place of birth | Elliston, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Mount Cooper, Eyre's Peninsula, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 148 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, J. Dodgson, Mount Cooper, Eyre's Peninsula, South Australia |
Previous military service | Previously served for 5 months as 659, Private, in 43rd Bn, Mitcham Camp; discharged medically unfit; did not embark. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Port Lincoln, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 31st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Ormonde on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine Embarked Melbourne, 7 March 1918; disembarked Suez, 4 April 1918. Taken on strength, 9th Light Horse Regiment, 20 June 1918. Admitted to 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, 3 September 1918; transferred to 26th Casualty Clearing Station, Ludd, 6 September 1918; to 44th Stationary Hospital, Kantara, 6 September 1918; to 14th Australian General Hospital, Port Said, 7 September 1918 (influenza); to Desert Mounted Corps Rest Camp, Port Said, 18 September 1918; marched out to rejoin 9th Light Horse Regiment, in the field, 30 October 1918. Admitted to 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, 27 February 1919 (venereal disease); transferred to 24th Stationary Hospital, 27 February 1919; to 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital, 28 February 1919; discharged to duty, 16 March 1919; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 18 days. Admitted to 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, 17 April 1919, and transferred same day to 14th Australian General Hospital (venereal disease: gonorrhoea); discharged to duty, 18 May 1919; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 32 days. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Oxfordshire', 10 July 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 10 August 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), 3 September 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DODGSON John Albert |