DODD A.W.
Given Names: Arthur William
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Unit: Field Artillery Brigade 2, Bty 6
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Paybook Number: 36657
Age: 20 Yrs
Occupation: Clerk
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Church of England
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 8½ In
Weight: Lbs
Chest: 37 In
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ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 18/8/1914
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: FATHER Henry Alexander Dodd
13 Wellington Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 20/10/1914
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Shropshire A9
END OF WAR
Status: Returned to Australia
Ship: Prinz Ludwig
Embarked: 18/7/1919
Disembarked: 5/9/1919
Unit: 2nd Field Artillery Brigade
Rank: Major
Discharge Date: 18/11/1919
Place: Melbourne
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: 2102
British War Medal: 2799
Victory Medal: 2796
Other: DSO, MC, MiD (2), Order of White Eagle
BIRTH
Date or Year: 12/8/1894
Place: Kew, Victoria
Father: Henry Alexander DODD
Mother: Mary Alexander KING
MARRIAGE
Year: 1927
Place: St Patricks Cathedral, Melbourne
Spouse: Muriel Mabel Maud SIMMONDS
DEATH
Date or Year: 12/12/1961
Place: Hamilton, Queensland
Burial: ,
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Wounded in action 12/11/1915 (Anzac Cove); remained on duty
Wounded in action 22/7/1917; gun shot wound, side
Wounded in action 29/10/1917; gun shot wound, multiple
Wounded in action 1/3/1918; remained on duty
Wounded in action 3/10/1918; gassed
Promoted to Captain on 12/3/1916
Military Cross recommendation dated 6/10/1916 for meritorious service, particularly for operations on the Somme inc. the capture of Pozieres
Promoted to Major in January 1917
Serbian Order of the White Eagles - 5th class with swords gazetted 15/2/1917
Distinguished Service Order recommendation dated 4/10/1918 for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty at Nauroy
Mention in Despatches gazetted on 31/12/1918 & 11/7/1919
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
Holy Trinity Church
Trinity Grammar
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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FURTHER INFORMATION
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