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DYSON, Charles William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX20264 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 22 June 1917 |
| Home Town: | Williamstown (Vic), Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Williamstown State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural Causes , Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 22 May 1991, aged 73 years |
| Cemetery: |
Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Presbyterian Section |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 31 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX20264, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 7 Dec 1940: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of the Battalion in the field Echuca from 6th Infantry Training Battalion Dandenong Victoria. | |
| 15 Mar 1941: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Detention Barracks, To Bendigo Detention Barracks for sentence AWL 19days ( 27 Days detention). | |
| 4 May 1941: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of the Battalion in the field Middle East from 4th Reinforcement’s Australia. | |
| 27 Apr 1942: | Wounded Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX20264, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein, Wounded In Action GSW left hand evacuated to 6th Australian General Hospital for treatment and convalescence. | |
| 25 Feb 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX20264, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion, RTA 3MD Melbourne for Rest and Refit post operations in the Middle East with 9th Division | |
| 4 Sep 1943: | Wounded Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX20264, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns, Malaria evacuated to 2/2nd Australian General Hospital for treatment and convalescence | |
| 24 May 1944: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, General Hospitals - WW2, RTA with Unit to 1MD Cairns. Evacuated to 115th AGH Heidelberg Convalescence Hospital Melbourne Malaria reoccurring. | |
| 19 Mar 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX20264, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion |
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