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DILLON, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 298 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 January 1915, Oaklands, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mildura, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Mildura, Mildura Shire, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 4 August 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Serre Road Cemetery No.2 Beaumont Hamel, France Serre Road Cemetery No 2, Beaumont Hamel, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mildura Cenotaph, Mildura Primary School War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, Oaklands, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 298, 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 31 May 1915: | Embarked Corporal, 298, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 4 Aug 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 298, 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 298 awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-08-04 |
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