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Richard Gordon DAWES

Regimental number5079
Place of birthKorumburra South, Victoria
SchoolKorumburra South School, Korumburra, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressKorumburra, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, R Dawes, Korumburra, Victoria
Enlistment date4 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
FateDied of wounds 8 November 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death17.10
Age at death from cemetery records18
Place of burialDartmoor Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 50), Becordel-Becourt, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
93
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Richard and Mary Ann DAWES, Korumburra, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 4399 Pte Charles DAWES, 21st Bn, died of wounds, 7 November 1916; 344 Corporal George DAWES, 8th Bn, killed in action, 7 August 1915.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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