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William DODGSON

Regimental number2149
Place of birthManchester, England
Age on arrival in Australia35
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPainter
Address62 Smith Street, Thornbury, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation36
Next of kinSister, Miss Barbara Dodgson, 14 Kenyon Lane, Moston, Manchester, England
Enlistment date26 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name58th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/75/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 1 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 30 September 1918
Place of death or woundingBellicourt, France
Age at death39
Age at death from cemetery records39
Place of burialBellicourt British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row Q, Grave No. 9), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
163
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Fanny DODGSON. Native of Manchester, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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