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Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

E W Dodgshun's pack is shown in the foreground of the photo, suggesting Dodgshun is in this photo. It was presumably taken at the embarkation of the Shropshire in 1917. See more about the identification of Dodgshun on The Time Travellers blog. Courtesy of Jenny Ryssenbeek, 2016.

Dodgshun E W Driver 33179 Edward Webster FAB 23 Clerk Single Pres

Address: Moonee Ponds, Jennings St, 5 “Mernda”

Next of Kin: Dodgshun, Sheridan, father, “Mernda”, 5 Jennings St, Moonee Ponds

Enlisted: 26 Oct 1916

Embarked: A9 Shropshire 11 May 1917

Relatives on Active Service:

Dodgshun N W Gunner 27535 brother

Dodgshun served with the 11th Field Artillery Brigade, suffering a gunshot wound to the face on 19 October 1917, and was returned to Australia in 1918.

Mentioned in this publication:

LACROSSE. (1914, April 9). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 4. Retrieved February 4, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74492494