Dawson, Albert Edward

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, Edmund Allen Dawson, Albert Edward (“Dick”)

Service Service Number Number 1494 2634 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Died of Wounds 4th November 1917 Gallipoli Peninsula Beersheba, Palestine, Turkey

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

The information in this file has been extracted from official records held in the The Australian War Memorial and National Archives of Australia (ÂŠ Commonwealth of Australia [National Archives of Australia] 2013) Further information on this soldier may be found online at: Commonwealth War Graves The AIF project Content advisory: This file may potentially contain disturbing accounts of service-related injury and death, disease and family grief. Adult supervision is recommended for children using these resources. Individual files should be viewed within the context provided by wider research on service conditions in the 1 st AIF. This resource is presented by Gosford City Council for research purposes only. Please note that copyright for resources contained within remains with the original copyright owners.

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 ENLISTMENT PREVIOUS SERVICE

Casula, NSW

NEXT OF KIN

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

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. 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”.

Nil

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 & Scroll337030.

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 Trustee/ 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

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3492864

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