Service number VX34391 Australian Army
Jack trained in both Mt Martha and Seymour before departing from Sydney for Singapore on 3 October 1941. In February 1942 Jack was “wounded shell shocked” and on the 26 February he was listed as a Prisoner of War. The following year on 24 April 1943 Jack died as a POW from Dysentery in Burma. He is buried at the Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Thanbyuzayat Mon State Myanmar, Burma.
| Name | DAWSON John William |
| Service Number | VX34391 Australian Army |
| Rank | Sapper |
| Unit | 2/10 Field Company |
| Conflict | Second World War 1939-1945 |
| Date of enlistment |
3 July 1940 at Royal Park Melbourne Victoria |
| Locality on Enlistment | Northcote Victoria |
| Served | unknown |
| Date of discharge | Died as POW |
| Medals awarded | 1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945 and Australian Service Medal 1939-1945 |
| Born | 10 April 1919 Brighton Victoria |
| Parents | Gregory Dawson and Louise Harriet Horneman |
| Married | n/a |
| Occupation | Clerk |