Lieutenant Colonel Percy Walter Dobson

Service number NP9890, VP16088
Ranks Held Captain, Lieutenant, Major, Lieutenant Colonel
Birth Date 1892-07-16
Death Date 1968-10-25
Final Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • 36th Australian Heavy Artillery Group
  • 2nd Australian Siege Artillery Battery
Conflicts/Operations
  • First World War, 1914-1918
  • Second World War, 1939-1945
  • Second World War, 1939-1945
Gazettes Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-11-07
Published in London Gazette in 1918-06-03
Published in London Gazette in 1917-12-28
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-04-18

Rolls

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    2nd Australian Siege Artillery Battery
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant
    London Gazette
    03 June 1918 on page 6473 at position 30
    Commonwealth Gazette
    07 November 1918 on page 2111 at position 48
  • First World War Embarkation Roll:

    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    36th Australian Heavy Artillery Group
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant
    London Gazette
    28 December 1917 on page 13564 at position 84
    Commonwealth Gazette
    18 April 1918 on page 842 at position 75
  • First World War Nominal Roll:

    Unit
    36th Australian Heavy Artillery Group
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    2nd Australian Siege Artillery Battery
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant

Timeline

Date of birth 16 July 1892
Date of enlistment 04 July 1915
Date of embarkation 17 July 1915
Date of recommendation honour or award 06 February 1918
Date returned to Australia 11 May 1919
Date of death 25 October 1968