Regimental number | 615 |
Place of birth | Richmond, Victoria |
School | St Ignatius (Catholic) School, Richmond, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Decorator |
Address | 34 Gibdon Street, Burnley, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, Joseph Dove, 34 Gibdon Street, Burnley, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Marched with the Christian Brothers Cadets to Bendigo under Father King and Lt. O'Donnell." Details from Father. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Stated to be William Joseph Dove on NR |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 18 |
Place of burial | Serre Road Cemetery No. 2 (Plot XXXI, Row J, Grave No. 3), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 96 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Abby DOVE. Born at Richmond, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 591 Pte Evan DOVE, 22nd Bn, returned to Australia, 27 August 1917. |