DUMMELOW R.W.

DUMMELOW R.W.

Given Names: Robert William Burton

Service Number: 3145

Unit: 57th Battalion, 8th reinforcements

Rank: Private

Paybook Number:

Age: 44 Yrs 6 Mths

Occupation: Electrician

Marital Status: Married

Religion: Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Height: 5 Ft 8¾ In

Weight: 158 Lbs

Chest: 35-38 In

Hair: Brown

Eyes: Brown

Complexion: Medium

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted: 20/11/1916

Place: Melbourne

Next of Kin: WIFE Mrs Olive Dummelow

45 Malmsbury Street, Kew, Victoria

Embarkation Date: 16/12/1916

Port: Melbourne

Ship: HMAT Medic A7

END OF WAR

Status: Returned to Australia

Ship: Ayreshire

Embarked: 23/5/1917

Disembarked: 17/7/1917

Unit: 57th Battalion

Rank: Private

Discharge Date: 6/9/1917

Place: Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star: Not earned

British War Medal: 61808

Victory Medal: Not earned

Other:

BIRTH

Date or Year: 1870

Place: Emerald Hill, Victoria

Father: Josiah DUMMELOW

Mother: Mary Ann DIMMETT

MARRIAGE

Year: 1911

Place:

Spouse: Olive JONES

DEATH

Date or Year: 10/6/1937

Place: Balwyn, Victoria

Burial: Box Hill Cemetery, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

* Was actually 46 years old when enlisted

Discharged due to chronic bronchitis and over age