Topic: AIF - 1B - 3 LHR
3rd LHR, AIF
3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment
Robert Raymond Dawson
Robert Raymond Dawson's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Robert Raymond Dawson
Service number: 2866
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 3rd Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 31 October 1917
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: PALESTINE 1 Beersheba War Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: DAWSON, Tpr. Robert Raymond, 2866. 3rd Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 31st Oct., 1917. Son of Thomas and Mary Elizabeth Dawson of Morchard, South Australia. D. 27.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
Robert Raymond Dawson's grave at Beersheba
A brief military biography of Robert Raymond Dawson from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 2866 |
| Place of birth | Morchard, South Australia |
| School | Morchard Public School, Morchard, South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Morchard, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Dawson, Morchard, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | 2 March 1916 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 20th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Malwa on 27 July 1916 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 31 October 1917 |
| Place of death or wounding | Beesheeba, Palestine |
| Age at death | 23 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 27), Palestine. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 3 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents; Thomas and Mary Elizabeth DAWSON, Morchard, South Australia |
| Other details | War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
The Battle of Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917
Citation: 3rd LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, Robert Raymond Dawson
