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DICKER, Jack
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 616 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | North Gumeracha, South Australia, 22 May 1891 |
| Home Town: | Gumeracha, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: | Gumeracha Town Hall WW1 Roll of Honor, Mount Pleasant Cromer Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 616, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 616, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paula Bartsch
Enlisted 5 September 1914 at Morphettville, South Australia.
Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania on board Transport A2 Geelong on 20 October 1914.
Served Dardanelles, gunshot wound, concussion of spine 29 April 1915.
Returned to Australia per Ballarat 3 July 1915.
Discharged medically unfit 10 November 1915.
Commemorated on Cromer Honor Board, located at Mount Pleasant Soldiers' Memorial Hall, Mount Pleasant Anglican Church Honor Board,, Gumeracha Roll of Honor.