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David DOWSETT

Regimental number841
Date of birth--/08/1881
Place of birthLondon England
ReligionMethodist
OccupationClerk
AddressDrill hall, Chapel Street, St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinWife, Mrs Eva M Dowsett, 6 Chapel Street, East St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentBSM
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 2, Battery 4
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/30/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A9 Shropshire on 20 October 1914
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Division Artillery
Promotions

2nd Lieutenant


Unit: ART
Promotion date: 12 March 1916

Lieutenant


Unit: ART Div 1
Promotion date: 13 June 1916

FateKilled in Action 8 August 1917
Age at death from cemetery records36
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
21
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Simeon George and Florence DOWSETT, husband of Eva May DOWSETT, 5 Victory Square, Armadale, Victoria, Australia. Native of London, England

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