Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Shell Green Cemetery | II. K. 2. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.120 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 38B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of John Acton Dawson and Florence Mary Dawson, of Berily Gillers St., Wattstonecroft, Sydney. Native of Burwood, Sydney, New South Wales. GrazierService Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 5/Australian Light Horse |
Mike: BEAN 5th Regiment (Q?lond), 190, 274, 292, 320, 803t8, 877; attached to 3 Tnf. Bde., 293; sortie of, to Balkan Pits, 28 June, 295-9, casualties, 297, 298. zgg; raids Bird Trenches. 23 Aug., 824n; establishes Wilson?s Lookout, 825-7. |
| Action : Gallipoli |
The Gallipoli Campaign was fought on the Gallipoli peninsula 25th April 1915 to 9th January 1916. in a failed attempt to defeat Turkey by seizing the Dardanelles and capturing Istanbul. Ill-conceived and planned, the initial effort by the Royal Navy failed to force passage through the Dardanelles by sea power alone. It was then realised that a land force was needed to support the project by suppressing the Turkish mobile artillery batteries. By the time all was ready the Turks were well aware and well prepared. Despite amazing heroics on the day of the landings only minor beachheads were achieved and over the succeeding 8 months little progress was made. Eventually the beachheads were evacuated in a series of successful ruses.
Despite Gallipoli rightly becoming a national source of pride to Australians and New Zealanders, far more British casualties were sustained, and these days the substantial French contribution is almost forgotten.
Detail :
DAWSON, Trooper Herbert Selwyn, No. 481, C Squadron. Born Burwood, Sydney, NSW. Age at enlistment: 27. Religion: CE. Single. Grazier, of Mt Landsborough, Winton, Queensland. Next of kin: Mother; Florence Mary Dawson, of 'Beriby', Gillies Street, North Sydney, NSW. Source: Original, joined Regiment 08 Dec 1914. Trooper - Trooper. Died Of Other Causes 28 Jun 1915 at Anzac. Grave: Shell Green cemetery. Notes: CWGC lists: Father; John Acton Dawson. NOK address listed as: Berily Gillers Street, Wattstonecraft [should read 'Beriby', Gillies Street, Wollstonecraft] Sydney NSW. Died of heart failure. Name commemorated on the Brisbane, Queensland, memorial.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Winton No. 2365 E.C. | Unknown |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
15th October 1914 | - | - |
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley