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• Name
• Initials
• Vorname
• Place of birth Maldon
• Land Victoria, Australia
• Last residence Allard-Street, Brighton, Victoria, Australia
• Family Son of John Joseph and Mary Ann Dewsnap, of 19, Porter St., Prahran, Victoria, Australia.
  His two brothers also enlisted in the AIF. 3027 Pte John William Dewsnap, 10th Reinforcements, 7th Battalion, of Brighton, Vic, aged 37. He was killed in action on 29 July 1916 in France whilst serving with the 59th Battalion. Also, 4493 Lance Corporal George Peter Dewsnap, 2nd Field Company Engineers, was awarded the Military Medal (MM) on 17 December 1917.
  
• Profession Clerk

Military service

• Place & date of enlistment Enlisted 7 July 1915; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
• Service number 3071
• Rank Private
• Medals 1914-1915 Star Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
• Regiment and unit 8th Bn. Australian Infantry
• Other data related to military career Embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Commonwealth on 26 November 1915; March 1916 to France; August 1916 to England; 19 April 1917 proceeded to France

Death

• Wounded 18 August 1916; gunshot wounds leg; France
  20 September 1917; shot wound scalp; Belgium
  26 October 1917; shot wound fractured skull;
• Type of wounds Died of wounds n° 10 CCS
• Died at the age of 24
• Grave reference Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery XXII - H - 19

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