William John DWYER MM

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Service Number:	6242
Enlisted:	7 October 1915
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	10th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia, November 1895
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	St Virgils Catholic College, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Pneumonia, France, 31 October 1918
Cemetery:	St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Block S, Plot II, Row EE, Grave 13,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Port Cygnet Great War Roll of Honour

7 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 6242, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column
10 Dec 1915:	Involvement Gunner, 6242, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: ''
10 Dec 1915:	Embarked Gunner, 6242, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Barambah, Melbourne
1 Jul 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade
25 Jan 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 10th Field Artillery Brigade
31 Oct 1918:	Involvement Driver, 6242, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6242 awm_unit: 10th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1918-10-31
23 May 1919:	Honoured Military Medal, The Battle of Amiens, He was awarded for conspicious gallantry and devotion to duty near Creisy, August 18th 1918.

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