DILLON, Michael Norman Harold
| Service Number: | 84 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Payneham, Adelaide, South Australia , 13 August 1896 |
| Home Town: | Naracoorte, Naracoorte and Lucindale, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Naracoorte War Memorial, Naracoorte and District Town Hall Honour Board WW1, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 84, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 84, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 84, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed in Action |
Red Cross / Court of Inquiry
Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 12 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 20 July 1916'.
Note on Red Cross File No 920705: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills, 10.10.19.'
Submitted 20 October 2021 by Steve Larkins
Biography contributed by Heather Ernszt
Private Michael Norman Harold DILLON was known as Harold to his family.
He was the first of seven children born to John DILLON and Sabina Cecilia CONLON.
Private Dillon enlisted on the 12th July 1915 and required his parents permission to enlist as he was only 18 years old.
Private Dillon was listed as Missing in Action after the 32nd Battalion suffered heavy losses in July 1916 at Fromelles France.
However his family were not given confirmation of his death until September 1917, despite his mother writing to the military authorities many times.
Three younger brothers enlisted in WWII and all safely returned home to South Australia.
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