Regimental number | 836 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Nedlands, Western Australia |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Napier Street, Nedlands Park, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Height | 5' 10.75" |
Weight | 168 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Christina Dewar, Napier Street, Nedlands Park, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Boer War, 4th Bn, Australian Commonwealth Horse (Western Australia); time expired. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 4099 Pte Charles McPhee DEWAR, 28th Bn, killed in action, 29 July 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria with Bn to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 4 September 1915. Admitted to 2nd field Ambulance, 16 December 1915 (bruised hip); transferred to 3rd General Hospital, Lemnos; discharged to duty, 18 December 1916; rejoined unit, 20 December 1915. Disembarked Alexandria from Mudros, 10 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Driver remustered as Private on account of inefficiency, 29 January 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 21 March 1916. Admiied to No 2 Casualty Clearing Station, 30 May 1916 (piles); transferred to Ambulance Train, 30 May 1916, and admitted same day to No 1 Convalescent Depot; transferred to 25th General Hospital, Etaples, 2 June 1916; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 2 June 1916; to 2nd division Base Depot, Etaples, 5 July 1916; to 18th General Hospital, Camiers, 7 July 1916; to 8th General Hospital, 8 July 1916; discharged to Base Depot, 29 August 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 58 days. Admitted to 5th Field Ambulance, 7 November 1916; transferred to 38th Casualty Clearing Station, 7 November 1916 (rheumatism); to Ambulance Train No 9, 8 November 1916, and admitted same day to 3rd Stationary Hospital, Rouen (myalgia: severe). Transferred to England, 14 november 1916, and admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham, 15 November 1916; transferred to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 28 March 1917; discharged on furlough, 30 March 1917, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 14 April 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Runic', 4 May 1917; discharged, Perth, 18 July 1917 (medically unfit). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |