{"id":2080,"date":"2021-03-16T23:40:37","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T09:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/?page_id=2080"},"modified":"2021-03-16T23:49:38","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T09:49:38","slug":"dawson-john-william","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/dawson-john-william\/","title":{"rendered":"DAWSON John William"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][image_with_animation image_url=”766″ animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” img_link=”https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/Poppies”][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][heading]DAWSON John William[\/heading][vc_column_text]\n
Service number VX34391 Australian Army<\/h5>\n

\"\"Jack trained in both Mt Martha and Seymour before departing from Sydney for Singapore on 3 October 1941. In February 1942 Jack was \u201cwounded shell shocked\u201d 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.<\/p>\n

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Name<\/strong><\/td>\nDAWSON John William<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Service Number<\/strong><\/td>\nVX34391 Australian Army<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rank<\/strong><\/td>\nSapper<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Unit<\/strong><\/td>\n2\/10 Field Company<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Conflict<\/strong><\/td>\nSecond World War 1939-1945<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Date of enlistment
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		3 July 1940 at Royal Park Melbourne Victoria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Locality on Enlistment<\/strong><\/td>\nNorthcote Victoria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Served<\/strong><\/td>\nunknown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Date of discharge<\/strong><\/td>\nDied as POW<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Medals awarded<\/strong><\/td>\n1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945 and Australian Service Medal 1939-1945<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Born<\/strong><\/td>\n10 April 1919 Brighton Victoria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Parents<\/strong><\/td>\nGregory Dawson and Louise Harriet Horneman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Married<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0n\/a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Occupation<\/strong><\/td>\nClerk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][image_with_animation image_url=”766″ animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” img_link=”https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/Poppies”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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