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DILLON, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3822 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 November 1914, Enlisted and placed in (Depot Co. 3) |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 20 December 1883 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Warragaul, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Locomotive Fireman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 September 1916, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Aveluy Wood Cemetery, (Lancashire Dump), Mesnil-Martinsart Aveluy Wood Cemetery, Mesnil-Martinsart, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
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World War 1 Service
| 16 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Depot Battalion, Enlisted and placed in (Depot Co. 3) | |
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| 26 Dec 1914: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Depot Battalion, Discharged for "attempting to strike an N.C.O." Offences - 1. "_______ a disturbance after 'lights out' and inciting to mutiny 2. "resisting a search" 3. "Attempting to strike an N.C.O, then on the execution of his duties." | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3822 | |
| 12 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 3822, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 3822, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle | |
| 2 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Transferred from the 7th Training Battalion | |
| 21 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Promoted in France. | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 3822, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Mouquet Farm, Missing in action at Mouquet Farm, Pozieres, France then later confirmed as Killed in action on this date. | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 3822, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3822 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-09-03 |
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