John Vincent (Jack) DWYER

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Service Number:	1686
Enlisted:	11 May 1915, Liverpool
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	5th Light Trench Mortar Battery
Born:	East Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 18 January 1888
Home Town:	East Maitland, Maitland Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Convent of Mercy, East Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Mechanical Electrician
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 17 April 1917, aged 29 years
Cemetery:	Favreuil British Cemetery I. C. 14.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

11 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1686, Liverpool
28 Jul 1915:	Embarked Private, 1686, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney
28 Jul 1915:	Involvement Private, 1686, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
17 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1686, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
10 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Light Trench Mortar Battery
15 Mar 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 15th Light Trench Mortar Battery
17 Apr 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1686, 15th Light Trench Mortar Battery, Bullecourt (First), Noreuil, Shell wound skull
17 Apr 1917:	Involvement Corporal, 1686, 5th Light Trench Mortar Battery, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1686 awm_unit: 5th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-04-17

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