Regimental number | 2017 |
Place of birth | Grafton, New South Wales |
School | Home Tuition |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Lake Albert, via Wagga, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Alice A Dobbs, OO, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Light Horse Regiment, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/12/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A57 Malakuta on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Age at death | 20.9 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 11 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Francis and Joseph Alexandrina Alice DOBBS, 'Lugano', 96 Belgrave Street, Manly, New South Wales. Native of Grafton, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 620 Pte Arthur Stanley Dobbs MM, 7th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 26 December 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |