John (Jack) DILLON

DILLON, John

Service Number: 3822
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)
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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