Regimental number | 6260 |
Place of birth | Benalla, Victoria |
School | State School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Driver |
Address | Wilson Street, Albury, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E J Sherman, Townsend Street, Albury, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Cappy, France |
Age at death | 21.3 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row M, Grave No. 6), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 175 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Elizabeth jane Shirman DAWSON, Garfield, Victoria, Australia. Born at Benalla, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |