William John (Bill) DICKENS MC

Badge Number: 4987, Sub Branch: Barmera
4987

DICKENS, William John

Service Numbers: 548, VX114291, V159785
Enlisted: 4 March 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank: Major
Last Unit: Headquarters Staff
Born: Mount Browne, New South Wales, 26 October 1893
Home Town: Cowell, Franklin Harbour, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Natural causes, Barmera, South Australia, 16 October 1976, aged 82 years
Cemetery: Barmera (Upper Murray) Garden of Memory Cemetery
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World War 1 Service

4 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 548, Keswick, South Australia
31 May 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 548, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
31 May 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 548, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
16 Aug 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 27th Infantry Battalion
18 Jan 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 27th Infantry Battalion
17 Oct 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 27th Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

16 Nov 1942: Enlisted Captain, VX114291, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Royal Park, Victoria
16 Nov 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, VX114291
17 Nov 1942: Involvement V159785
14 May 1946: Discharged Major, VX114291, Headquarters Staff

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

"THE MILITARY CROSS

Second-Lieut. W. J. Dickens, Australian Infantry.— For conspicuous gallantry in action, he, with a portion of his company, entered the enemy's trench and held it for 24 hours against several desperate counter-attacks. He set a fine example of courage and determination throughout." - from the Adelaide Observer 24 Mar 1917 (nla.gov.au)