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DILLON, Edward Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2165 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 May 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tylong, Victoria, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 28 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2165, 59th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 1 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2165, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2165, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 59th Battalion to the 58th Battalion | |
| 20 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 58th Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 28 Apr 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2165, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2165 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-04-28 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Maurice Dillon and Mary Ann (nee Keane) Dillon. Next of kin was given as his sister Margaret Dillon of Arden Street, North Melbourne, Victoria later known as Margaret Sweeney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal