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DIMOND, Roland John
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 51567, V363877 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 February 1918, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to 3rd General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp on 5th June 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Volunteer Defence Corps (VIC) |
| Born: | Warragul, Victoria, Australia, 22 May 1898 |
| Home Town: | Hawthorn, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Malvern Grammar School, Warragul High School |
| Occupation: | Clerk - State Electricity Commission |
| Died: | Natural Causes , Camberwell, Victoria, Australia, 13 May 1993, aged 94 years |
| Cemetery: |
Burwood General Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Cremation wall BS2 Niche 22 |
| Memorials: | Kingston Avenue of Honour (formerly Shire of Creswick), Mollongghip State School No 2715 Honor Roll, Warragul High School Great War Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Feb 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 51567, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to 3rd General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp on 5th June 1918 | |
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| 5 Jun 1918: | Embarked Private, 51567, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, RMS Orontes, Sydney | |
| 5 Jun 1918: | Involvement Private, 51567, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 12 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 39th Infantry Battalion, Allocated to reinforce 39th Battalion from 9th Training Battalion UK | |
| 26 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Miscellaneous Hospitals - WW1, Admitted Fovant Military Hospital Seriously Ill Purpuria. | |
| 10 Dec 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 51567, 39th Infantry Battalion, RTA 3MD Melbourne medically unfit Purpuria for medical treatment / discharge on HT Somali | |
| 3 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 51567, 39th Infantry Battalion, Discharged 3MD Melbourne medically unfit Purpuria |
World War 2 Service
| 5 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V363877 | |
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| 17 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , V363877, Volunteer Defence Corps (VIC), Enlisted Surrey Hills Victoria for part time duty with the VDC allocated to A Company 3rd Battalion VDC for service | |
| 4 Oct 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , V363877, Volunteer Defence Corps (VIC), Discharged 3MD Melbourne termination Period of Enlistment with the VDC |
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