HIRTH, John William
| Service Numbers: | V112724, V401018 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 March 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Portland, Victoria, Australia, 1 October 1914 |
| Home Town: | Dartmoor, Glenelg, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Timber Worker |
| Died: | Dartmoor, Victoria, Australia, 9 November 1965, aged 51 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Dartmoor Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 21 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V112724 | |
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| 31 May 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V401018, 8th (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
| 20 Sep 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V401018, 8th (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
| Date unknown: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V112724 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Private John William Hirth (Service Nos:V112724/V401018) served in the ACMF with 8th Battalion VDC from 21 March 1941 to 20 September 1942, having been released following Training Camp in 1941 for work in the Timber Industry.
John was born in Portland, Victoria in 1914, eldest of two children of William (Willie) Arthur Hirth (b1881 in Mount Gambier, South Australia) and Frances (Fanny) Hoskins (b1895 in Dartmoor, Victoria). Willie was a Farmer in Mt Gambier before moving to Dartmoor where he was a Labourer when he and Fanny married in 1914. They settled in Dartmoor where they raised their family and Willie worked as a Labourer and Gardener.
John worked as a Labourer in Dartmoor, and was a Timber Worker when he enlisted in the ACMF. John remained in Dartmoor and worked as a Labourer until his death in 1965.