Alan Wheeler DICKSON

DICKSON, Alan Wheeler

Service Number: 6990
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
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World War 1 Service

30 Sep 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6990, 6th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
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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