Dyson, Frederick Arthur

Rank: Private

Service: Private

Unit: 18th Battalion

Branch Category: 8th Reinforcement

Conflict: WW1

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Information on framed photo.

Information on framed photo about these 3 brothers with names of parents.

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Framed photo Dyson Brothers

Framed photo with history of service WW1. With notation of the parents names who had 3 sons who served in WW1
William (Bill) Dyson, aged 22, followed his younger brothers to enlist in January 1916 as they were enroute to Egypt. Frederick (Fred) Dyson was the youngest of three brothers. Bert Dyson enlisted the same day as his Fred Dyson at Holdsworthy, New South Wales during November 1915.

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Notes.

Date & Place of Birth: 06 Oct 1896, Kempsey, NSW
School: Sherwood Public School, New South Wales
Occupation: Labourer
Age at embarkation: 19
Next of kin: Father, James Henry Dyson
Previous military service: Nil (previously rejected: 'Failed in Riding Test for Light Horse')
Enlistment date: 4 November 1915
Place of enlistment: Holsworthy, New South Wales
Embarkation: 20 Dec 1915 from Sydney, NSW, on the HMAT A60 Aeneas
Unit from Nominal Roll: 54th Battalion
Fate: Killed in Action 19-20 July 1916
Place of death or wounding: Fromelles, France
Age at death: 19
Place of burial: Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No 1), France


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References:
aif.adfa.edu.au
vwma.org.au
fromelles.inf