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DICKSON, Alan Wheeler
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6990 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 September 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Daylesford, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Hepburn Springs, Hepburn, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Hepburn State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Munitions maker |
| Died: | 27 March 1984, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Daylesford Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Daylesford Hepburn State School Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6990, 6th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 23 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6990, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6990, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6990, 6th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road, GSW to right forearm. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 28 February 1918. | |
| 9 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6990, 6th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 24 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6990, 6th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", Gassed near Chuignes. Evacuated to UK. Never rejoined unit. | |
| 6 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6990, 6th Infantry Battalion, RTA 21 December 1918 and discharged as MU. |
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