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Sydney DODWELL

Regimental number5072
Place of birthAlbury, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
Addressc/o Wagga Wagga PO, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 6"
Weight186 lbs
Next of kinFather, J H Dodwell, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date16 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on 31 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 17 May 1917
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Name spelled Sidney Dodwell on Nominal Roll.
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date13 June 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Beltana', 17 May 1917; discharged (medically unfit: dysplopia [double vision]), Sydney, 13 June 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death24 September 1965
Age at death75
Place of burialNangus Cemetery, New South Wales

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