| Regimental number | 3560 |
| Place of birth | Kempsey, New South Wales |
| School | Sherwood Public School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Macleay River, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 148 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, James Henry Dyson, Sherwood, Macleay River, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected: 'Failed in Riding Test for Light Horse') |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 18th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 3560A |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fromelles, France |
| Age at death | 19.11 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
| Place of burial | Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No 1), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 159 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James Henry and Hannah Eliza DYSON, Sherwood, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 3559 Pte Bert Edward DYSON, 18th Bn, killed in action, 20 September 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted No 4 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 28 February 1916 (mumps); discharged to duty, 6 March 1916. Transferred to 54th Bn, from 5th Brigade Details, Moascar, 3 April 1916; joined 54th Bn, Ferry Post, 3 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported missing, 19/20 July 1916. Identification disc received from Germany. No particulars afforded except that the soldier is dead. To be reported as killed in action, 19/20 July 1916 on the authority of the Assistant Adjutant General, ANZAC Section, War Office, 13 March 1917. On 18 January 1917, Private J. R. Matthews, 4811, 15 Platoon, D Company, 54th Bn, made the following statement, 'Pte. R. Clark D Co. XV pltn. told me that he saw Dyson killed in the German line at Fromelles on 19th July'. Translation of German report, 27 October 1919, 'Iden: Disc handed over by Intell: Officer with 6th Army H. Q. 12/10/16[.] Australian Pte. F. A. Dyson, 3560, 54th Bn. fell in the neighbourhood of Fromelles on 19/7/16.' Red Cross File No 980411: 'The above name appeared on German death list dated 4-11-16.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Originally listed as 'No Known Grave' and commemorated at V.C. Corner (Panel No 10), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles; subsequently (2010) identified, and interred in the Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery, France. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, DYSON Fred Arthur
Red Cross file 980411 |
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