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Dawson, Russell Harry Aubrey

Born 24^th June 1878 Launceston Tasmania the son of William Charles and Elizabeth Dawson (nee Craw) married to Catherine Connors a carpenter he embarked Hobart 1^st July 1916 on board “HMAT Berrima” with the 40^th Infantry Battalion.

He was orderly to Dr W J Clarke and was also a member of the 40^th Battalion band playing the kettle drum.

He was killed instantly 29^th July 1917 at Messines Ridge where he was sitting in front of the dressing station and  was hit by a whizz bang shell and is commemorated in the Kandahar Farm Cemetery, Ypres, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

His son Alexander Dawson (No 2021) was killed in action 19^th August 1916 and is commemorated on the  Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Villers-Bretonneux Area, France.

 Photo Courtesy Jim Rouse              

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