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DILLON, Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 821 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Birkenhead, England, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 1, Row E, Grave 3 Chaplain E. Morrington officiated, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 821, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 821, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 821, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 821, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Exact date of wounding is not certain sometime betwee 25 April 1915 and 30 April 1915 Wounded ankle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Mrs Harvey of New Ferry, Birkenhead, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the English Territorials