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Vernon Cyril DAWSON

Regimental number6303
Place of birthCascilis, Victoria
SchoolCascilis State School, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationMiner
AddressCassilis, Vic
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMother, Mrs Sarah Ann Dawson, Cassilis, Victoria
Enlistment date24 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 23 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Light Trench Mortar Battery
FateKilled in Action 13 August 1918
Place of death or woundingHarbonnieres, France
Age at death27.11
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot VI, Row D, Grave No. 20), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
19
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Tomas and Sarah Anne DAWSON. Born at Cassilis, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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