Regimental number | 647 |
Place of birth | Salford, Manchester, England |
School | All Souls (Catholic) School, Manchester, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 20 |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Darwen Street, Manchester, England |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Robert E. Dottie, Darwen Street, Manchester, England |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C and D sailed on two ships, HMAT A62 Wandilla, 9th November 1915 from Melbourne, and HMAT A41 Bakara, 5 November 1915, from Melbourne. It is not possible to tell from the Embarkation Roll on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Motor Transport Section |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Joined the AIF in the early days of the War." Details from Father. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Vignacourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No 2), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 19 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert Edwin and Mary Jane DOTTIE, 39 Darwen Street, Weaste, near Manchester |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |