Regimental number | 3768 |
Place of birth | Golden Square, Victoria |
School | Eaglehawk Public School No. 210, Eaglehawk, Victoria |
Age on arrival in Australia | 19 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Butcher |
Address | Brazier Street, Eaglehawk, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, T Dawes, Brazier Street, Eaglehawk, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "While on board ship he was very ill. Thinking he was dying he wrote his letter to his mother saying farewell - put it in a bottle, dropped it into the sea. 4 months after it was found and sent to his mother at Eaglehawk, but he arrived in Egypt safely." Details from Mother. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 19 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Berks Cemetery Extension (Row B, Grave No. 18), Ploegsteert, Beligum. |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 43 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents. Thomas and Maria DAWES, 71 Wattle Lane, bendigo, Victoria, Australia. Native of Golden Square, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousin: Alfred Watson. |