dawson, albert edward

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494

Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Dawson, Albert Edward (“Dick”) Service Number 2634

Died of Wounds 4th November 1917 Beersheba, Palestine, Turkey

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NAME Dawson, Albert Edward /known as “Dick”

SERVICE NO 2634

UNIT 1st Light Horse

RANK Trooper

AGE at Enlistment 31 yrs 6 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH Glebe, Sydney, NSW

ADDRESS

OCCUPATION Farmer

DATE OF ENLISTMENT 9 Nov 1915

PLACE OF ENLIST-MENT

Casula, NSW

PREVIOUS SERVICE Nil

NEXT OF KIN Father;- Henry Dawson, Walton Cres. Abbotsford, NSW (father died) Sister;- Miss Phoebe C Dawson / as above

Elder brother;- Mr Frederick William Dawson. Brother;- Alfred Charles Dawson, Bent St. Lindfield.

PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION

Height-5’7”. Weight-154lbs. Chest-36”. Complexion-Sallow. Eyes-L Blue. Hair-Grey.

RELIGION C/E

EMBARKED Sydney 2 May 1916 per A20 “Hororata”.

DISEMBARKED

NOTES

WOUNDED/ILLNESS 3 Nov 1917-wounded Beersheba. GSW Groin.

DIED 4 Nov 1917- Beersheba, Palestine, Turkey.

BURIED Beersheba, Military Cem. By Chaplain H K Gordon.

MEDALS British War Medal-43955, Victory Medal-43475. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-337030.

DEPENDANTS

PERSONAL EFFECTS 2 Pr Goggles, 1 sm leather bag containing 12 Aust. Badges, 1 Stud, 2 coins, 1 pencil holder, 1 collapsible cup, 4 sm charms, sea shells, 1 Tie pin, 1 whistle, 1 pen knife, 1 tin of photos, Post cards, 3 Turkish Railway tickets, letters & 1 sm comb. 2 photos in cardboard wrapper, 3 Collars, 2 Ties, 1 photo printing frame, 1 sheepskin jacket, 3 Balaclava caps. 1 muffler, 1 pr mittens, 7 pr socks 1 pr Gloves, 1 Shirt, 1 air cushion, 1 hair brush 2 hank’fs.

WILL

CORRESPONDENCE Brother F W Dawson/Sister P C Dawson/Commonwealth Bank/Public Trus-tee/ Fiancée Edith Watson, “Woodcourt” Young St. Croydon.

REMARKS

RED CROSS REPORT Buried at Beersheba near the railway among the gum trees.

Sc Ancestry Born 1884 Glebe NSW (reg no 7224) Died 4/11/1917 Tel Khweifch | Parents Henry—1836-1918 & Phyllis Priscilla Burt 1847-1915