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DICK, Harold Bryan
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5077 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Pine Road, Tasmania, Australia, January 1894 |
| Home Town: | Pine Road West, Central Coast, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Villers-Bretonneux, France, 24 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux Adelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 9), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Penguin to the Great War |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5077, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 29 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5077, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 29 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5077, 12th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 16 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5077, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, SW thigh and leg | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, For gallantry and devotion to duty. On the 11th April 1917 near REINCOURT after the withdrawal from the HINDENBURG LINE these men [2645 T.W. FOLKARD, 2158 T. DOBE, 2450 J. HOARE, 235 N.G. HATTON, 1875A A.C. ONIONS, 3970 R.C. HOLDEN, 3182 C.E. UPCHURCH, 1747 T. SEE] under the command of Lieutenant JULIN of 52 Battalion volunteered in spite of continuous machine gun and artillery fire, to go out into NO MAN'S LAND and collect wounded. At first they go a hostile reception but ultimately by their persistency and determination, they were permitted to carry on unmolested till dark. In this manner they saved the lives of many who would otherwise have perished in the snow. Two of the number were killed but undetermined the remainder stuck to their task until darkness put a stop to their work. They showed magnificent coolness and gallantry and untiring energy in their difficult task.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 |
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