Difference between revisions of "Aubrey Cecil Dawson"
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He was included on the 194th Casualty List published in The West Australian 18 Aug 1916. | He was included on the 194th Casualty List published in The West Australian 18 Aug 1916. | ||
| − | <blockquote>" Enlisted July, 1915; sailed in November the same year, and served in the 11th Battalion. He was wounded in July, 1916, and invalided home."<ref>The Drill of the Foot-Hills 1917 | + | <blockquote>" Enlisted July, 1915; sailed in November the same year, and served in the 11th Battalion. He was wounded in July, 1916, and invalided home."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/slwa_b1756512_394.pdf |title=The Drill of the Foot-Hills |issue=1917 |location=Western Australia |date=Mar 1917 |accessdate=16 May 2017 |page=6 |via=State Library of Western Australia}}</ref></blockquote> |
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| − | DAWSON - MIDDLETON. On January 30 1920 at the Anglican Church, Victoria Park, by the Rev. T Whitebess, Aubrey Cecil Dawson of Perth, youngest son of Mrs Dawson and the late B Dawson J.P., Busselton, to Dulcie Vera, youngest daughter of Mrs C. Middleton, Perth, and the late W.E. Middleton, chemist, Broken Hill, New South Wales.<ref>The West Australian 21 | + | DAWSON - MIDDLETON. On January 30 1920 at the Anglican Church, Victoria Park, by the Rev. T Whitebess, Aubrey Cecil Dawson of Perth, youngest son of Mrs Dawson and the late B Dawson J.P., Busselton, to Dulcie Vera, youngest daughter of Mrs C. Middleton, Perth, and the late W.E. Middleton, chemist, Broken Hill, New South Wales.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article27675922 |title=Family Notices |newspaper=[[The West Australian]] |volume=XXXVI, |issue=5,572 |location=Western Australia |date=21 February 1920 |accessdate=22 June 2017 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Dulcie died 22 Jan 1938 in Victoria Park. |
Their unnamed daughter was still born on 30 Jan 1921. On 17 Aug 1923 a son Colin Middleton (aka Peter) was born in Dumbleyung. A premature daughter (Audrey) was born at Victoria Park on 18 Feb 1929, and died 17 Oct 1929. At the time of Dulcie's death two sons, Peter and Neville are mentioned in the death notice. | Their unnamed daughter was still born on 30 Jan 1921. On 17 Aug 1923 a son Colin Middleton (aka Peter) was born in Dumbleyung. A premature daughter (Audrey) was born at Victoria Park on 18 Feb 1929, and died 17 Oct 1929. At the time of Dulcie's death two sons, Peter and Neville are mentioned in the death notice. | ||
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Electoral Roll entries - 1916 - 1917 give his home address as Prospect road, Armadale. In 1925 he was a machinery traveller (salesman) living in Dumbleyung; 1934-37 he is an insurance agent, living at Wallace street in Belmont. In 1938 their address was 57 Westminster street, Victoria Park. In 1943 Aubrey had moved to 2 Miller avenue Belmont with Ethel May (second wife?), and by 1954 he had moved to Forrestfield where he termed himself a grazier. | Electoral Roll entries - 1916 - 1917 give his home address as Prospect road, Armadale. In 1925 he was a machinery traveller (salesman) living in Dumbleyung; 1934-37 he is an insurance agent, living at Wallace street in Belmont. In 1938 their address was 57 Westminster street, Victoria Park. In 1943 Aubrey had moved to 2 Miller avenue Belmont with Ethel May (second wife?), and by 1954 he had moved to Forrestfield where he termed himself a grazier. | ||
Along with Ethel he had moved to 9 Vista avenue, Rockingham by 1958 and then 4 Edna street Wembley Downs by 1968. | Along with Ethel he had moved to 9 Vista avenue, Rockingham by 1958 and then 4 Edna street Wembley Downs by 1968. | ||
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| Personal Information | |
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| Date of Birth | Not known |
| Place of Birth | Newtown, Busselton, Western Australia |
| Death | 12 Oct 1968 |
| Place of Death | Wembley Downs, Western Australia |
| Age at Enlistment | 22 years, 8 months |
| Description | 6'(1.83m) tall; weight 169 lbs (76.7 kg); medium complexion, blue eyes, light brown hair |
| Occupation | labourer |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | Prospect road, Armadale, Western Australia |
| Next of Kin | Mother Mrs Elizabeth Dawson |
| Military Information | |
| Reg Number | 3308 |
| Date of Enlistment | 27 Jul 1915 |
| Rank | Private |
| Unit/Formation | 11th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement, allotted to B Company / 3rd Brigade, 1st Division |
| Date of Embarkation | 2 Nov 1915 - 26 Nov 1915 |
| Ship Embarked On | HMAT A38 Ulysses |
| Date of Return | 20 Aug 1918 - 28 Sep 1918 |
| Ship Returned On | SS Carpentaria |
| Fate | Wounded in Action 22/25 Jul 1916 at Poziéres |
| Monument | Armadale (Armadale panel) |
| Medals |
1914-15 Star British War Medal Victory Medal |
Pre War
War Service
Aubrey joined B Company of the 11th Battalion on 2 Mar 1916 in Egypt at Habieta and travelled with them to France 29 Mar to 3 Apr 1916 aboard the HMT Corsican.
On 19 Jul 1916 his unit relieved the Durham Light Infantry in the line facing Poziéres and they spent the next 48 hours improving the trenches that were only a couple of feet deep. During the night of 22/23 Jul 1916, along with the 9th Battalion and 1st Aust Infantry Brigade, they attacked Pozieres. Aubrey was with his company on the left side of the second wave which could not find the trenches that were the object of their advance and so they proceeded into the township. Over the next day they winkled out Germans who were in buildings or underground bunkers. They were then tasked with a further advance to the railway line.
It is likely that Aubrey was wounded fairly early in the advance as he was seen by the 1st Aust Field Ambulance on 22 Jul 1916, and then by the 3rd Casualty Clearing Station on the next day. He had sustained a GSW to his left upper arm. On 24 Jul 1916 he was seen by the St John's Ambulance in Étaples and on the 3rd Aug 1916 he embarked on HMHS Newhaven at Boulogne for transfer to the 2nd Western General Hospital in Manchester.
He remained there until he entered the 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital on 7 Mar 1917 before being discharged to a depot unit at Dartford. On 8 May 1917, he was detached to the ANZAC Corps Military Police where he remained until his early return to Australia in Aug 1918.
He was included on the 194th Casualty List published in The West Australian 18 Aug 1916.
" Enlisted July, 1915; sailed in November the same year, and served in the 11th Battalion. He was wounded in July, 1916, and invalided home."[1]
Post War
DAWSON - MIDDLETON. On January 30 1920 at the Anglican Church, Victoria Park, by the Rev. T Whitebess, Aubrey Cecil Dawson of Perth, youngest son of Mrs Dawson and the late B Dawson J.P., Busselton, to Dulcie Vera, youngest daughter of Mrs C. Middleton, Perth, and the late W.E. Middleton, chemist, Broken Hill, New South Wales.[2] Dulcie died 22 Jan 1938 in Victoria Park.
Their unnamed daughter was still born on 30 Jan 1921. On 17 Aug 1923 a son Colin Middleton (aka Peter) was born in Dumbleyung. A premature daughter (Audrey) was born at Victoria Park on 18 Feb 1929, and died 17 Oct 1929. At the time of Dulcie's death two sons, Peter and Neville are mentioned in the death notice.
Electoral Roll entries - 1916 - 1917 give his home address as Prospect road, Armadale. In 1925 he was a machinery traveller (salesman) living in Dumbleyung; 1934-37 he is an insurance agent, living at Wallace street in Belmont. In 1938 their address was 57 Westminster street, Victoria Park. In 1943 Aubrey had moved to 2 Miller avenue Belmont with Ethel May (second wife?), and by 1954 he had moved to Forrestfield where he termed himself a grazier. Along with Ethel he had moved to 9 Vista avenue, Rockingham by 1958 and then 4 Edna street Wembley Downs by 1968.
References
- ↑ "The Drill of the Foot-Hills" (PDF) (1917). Western Australia. Mar 1917. p. 6. Retrieved 16 May 2017 – via State Library of Western Australia.
- ↑ "Family Notices". The West Australian. XXXVI, (5,572). Western Australia. 21 February 1920. p. 1. Retrieved 22 June 2017 – via National Library of Australia.