William Dudgeon GASS

Regimental number385
Place of birthBelfast, Co Antrim, Ireland
ReligionBaptist
OccupationElectrician
AddressStranwillis Park, Belfast, Co Antrim, Ireland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Height5' 4.75"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinFather, H Gass, Stranwillis Park, Belfast, Co Antrim, Ireland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date19 January 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentCorporal
Unit name21st Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
FateDischarged 23 June 1919
Discharge date23 June 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Proceeded to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 29 August 1915.

Admitted to 6th Field Ambulance, 15 September 1915, and transferred to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station (influenza). Embarked Anzac Cove on HS 'Nevasa' and proceeded to Egypt for further treatment, 15 September 1915; admitted to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 19 September 1915; transferred to British Red Cross Convalescent Depot, Montazah, 1 October 1915; discharged to duty, 31 October 1915.

Embarked Alexandria on HMT 'Alnwick Castle' and proceeded to rejoined the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 8 November 1915; detached from duty with 21st Bn, 28 August 1916; attached to Australian Headquarters for duty with YMCA, Cairo, 1 January 1917.

Admitted to Infectious Diseases Military Hospital, Choubra, 11 November 1917 (diptheria); transferred to Convalescent Depot, Abbassia, 10 December 1917; discharged to attached unit, 17 December 1917; reclassified B.1 by Medical Board, Kanntara, 15 August 1918 (debility and tardia).

Discharged from Australian Imperial Force, Egypt, 23 June 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, GASS William Dudgeon