James George Dickerson (1883 - 1915)

Born 10 Nov 1883 in Gingin, Western Australia, Australia

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Died 30 Aug 1915 at age 31 in Gallipoli, Turkey

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Biography

James Dickerson is an Indigenous Australian.

James was born in 1883. He was the son of Mary Benyup.

He served in World War I and died of wounds at Gallipoli in 1915. ^[1][2]

Online birth records have his name as George James Dickenson. His parents were listed George Dickenson and Mary Elizabeth Parker.

By 1915 his father was deceased and his mother was Mrs Mary Stephens of Cunderdin then Northam.

He enlisted in WWI on 19/10/1914 and served with the 10th Light Horse Regiment C company under the name James Dickerson. S/N 392. He was age 31, single and his occupation was labourer.

He died of wounds at sea in the HS Devanha after being evacuated from Gallipoli. He was wounded on 29/8/1915 by a gunshot wound to the buttock which also fractured his leg. The most likely occurred during the last offensive of the Battle for Hill 60 was on the 29/ 8/1915. He was buried at sea 50 miles from Cape Matapan.

A newspaper report followng his death listed his parents as George and Mary Brazley and that he was an indigenous australian. It appears his mother was indigenous and her family name was Benyup. In 1887 she was a widow living with a Mrs Skelton and described as half caste when she gave evidence in a court case.

Sources

1. ↑ 1915 'No title', Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954), 31 October, p. 1. (Second Section), viewed 25 Apr 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article57828092
2. ↑ 1915 'W. A. HEROES', The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1955), 12 October, p. 5. , viewed 25 Apr 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article84715331

• Australian War Memorial. Aboriginal ANZACS. Accessed 22 Apr 2022. Dickerson Brothers

• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 25 April 2022), memorial page for James George Dickerson (10 Nov 1883–30 Aug 1915), Find A Grave: Memorial #56799577, citing Lone Pine Cemetery and Memorial, Gallipoli, Çanakkale, Turkey ; Maintained by Matthew (contributor 50582038) .
• West Australian BDM records. Birth reg 24599/1883.
• Article. Eastern Districts Chronicle. 1/10/1915.
• Find a Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56799577/james-george-dickerson
• Australian War Memorial. Roll of Honour. https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1725496
• Australian War Memorial. Biography.https://www.awm.gov.au/learn/schools/resources/anzac-diversity/aboriginal-anzacs/dickerson-brothers