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DWYER, Frank
Personal Details
Service Number: | 192 |
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Enlisted: | 24 August 1914, Broadmeadows, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Geelong, Victoria, February 1889 |
Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Painter |
Died: | Natural causes, Caulfield, Victoria, 2 May 1922 |
Cemetery: |
Colac General Cemetery, Victoria |
Memorials: | Geelong Operative Painters & Decorators Union of Australasia Sub Branch Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 192, Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 192, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
19 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 192, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 192, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
31 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
12 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
18 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 192, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
24 Feb 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, In the area of Gueudecourt. specifically the Bailey, Bayonet and Pork trenches Cpl Frank Dwyer found a sally port through the wire and entered the enemy trench. The enemy fired flares which assisted Dwyer and his patrol to occupy the trench. Later on a Bailey trench Dwyer's section was first into the entrance, and fired upon a strong post. Dwyer led his men in a courageous attack which quickly captured the enemy post. | |
1 Nov 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 192, 8th Infantry Battalion |
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