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Herbert Norman DAWS

Regimental number899
Place of birthBroadford, Victoria
SchoolBroadford School, Victoria and Wagga Wagga School, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMotor mechanic
AddressPeak Hill, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs Louisa Daws, Peak Hill, New South Wales
Enlistment date21 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion E Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 20 October 1914
No details of embarkation for HQ and A-H Companies entered on Embarkation Roll.
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 1 June 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Date of death1 June 1915
Age at death21.4
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialChatby War Memorial Cemetery (Row L. Grave No. 144), Egypt.
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
36
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Beatrice Louisa DAWS, Myrtle Villa, Piney Range, Grenfell, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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