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DICKSON, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 34128 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 October 1916, Enlisted in Melbourne, and allocated to the 12th reinforcements for the 12th Fld Arty Bde. |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 10th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Maldon, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Ironmonger |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 34128, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted in Melbourne, and allocated to the 12th reinforcements for the 12th Fld Arty Bde. | |
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| 11 May 1917: | Embarked Gunner, 34128, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 11 May 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 34128, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, Taken on strength in France. | |
| 26 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 34128, 37th Field Artillery Battery, 2nd Passchendaele | |
| 26 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Taken on strength with 10th FAB and posted to 37th Battery. | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 34128, 37th Field Artillery Battery, Dernancourt/Ancre | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 34128, 37th Field Artillery Battery, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 1 May 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 34128, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Embarked in Devonport, England, aboard S.S. "China" for return to Australia. Disembarked in Melbourne on 8th June 1919. | |
| 8 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 34128, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged in 3rd Military District Melbourne, due to the termination of his period of enlistment. |
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