Philip Henry Dawes

  Noted events in his life were:

• source. & http://www.sheather.co.uk/_sgg/mum1s8_1.htm
Philip enlisted with the A.I.F. on 13th December 1916 at the R.A.S.G. Sydney. He is
described as 5ft. 5 1/5 inc. 128 lbs with a Dark complexion, Brown eyes and Grey hair.
Philip saw service in France. On the 23rd March 1918 Philip was wounded in action
(gassed) in St. Omer France. By May 1918 Philip had been transferred to the Aust.
Emp. Company in France. Philip was then invalided back to England where he spent
time in hospitals in Epsom, Surrey; Dartford and Weymouth. He returned to Australia
in August 1918
WW1 Enlistment
First World War Embarkation Roll
Phillip Henry Dawes
Number 32715
Rank Gunner
Unit Medium Trench Mortar Batteries - 1 to 7 Reinforcements (September 1916 - May 1917)
Ship Name RMS Osterley
Date of embarkation 10 February 1917
Place of embarkation Sydney
More About Philip Henry Dawes:
Military service-1: WW1 - SERN 32715
Occupation: 1917, Accountant
Residence: 1917, 43 Bishop Street, Petersham, Sydney, New South Wales

• source. & Elizabeth who writes:
I just wanted to mention that he was on the ship Barunga which was torpedoed by the Germans and was sunk and all the men were saved. He named his house "Barunga" after that ship

• connection. The connection between Philip Dawes (1882) & Robert who is connected in some way to Elizabeth [steveliz2@optusnet.com.au] is as follows:

Philip Dawes (1882)
His father was Philip Dawes (1808)
His father was Aaron Daw (1779) & he also had Edward Dawes (1813)
He had James Dawes (1847)
He had Annie Florence Dawes (1873) who married Arthur Augustus Bray (1869)
They had Albert Alan Bray (1896)
He had Robert Alfred Bray (1920)
He had Robert Arthur Bray (1947) who married me - Robyn Bray (nee Davies)
(1950)

Philip married Vivian Elizabeth Piper on 16 Dec 1916 in St Stephens Presbyterian Church, Macquarie St, Sydney, NSW Australia. (Vivian Elizabeth Piper was born on 19 Nov 1884 in Wagga Wagga, NSW Australia and died on 19 Aug 1974 in Concord, Sydney, NSW Australia.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Certificate: 1916/13291.