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DILLON, James

Service Number:	170
Enlisted:	17 February 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, June 1894
Home Town:	Inveresk, Launceston, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, 5th Casualty Clearing Station, France, 4 May 1918
Cemetery:	Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-sur-Somme Plot I, Row D, Grave 5
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Launceston Cenotaph

World War 1 Service

17 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 170, 40th Infantry Battalion
1 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 170, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
1 Jul 1916:	Embarked Private, 170, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart
16 Oct 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
26 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 170, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Polygon Wood, SW left leg
16 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 170, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), 2nd Passchendaele , Gassed
24 Apr 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 170, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), German Spring Offensive 1918, GSW to left arm DoW
4 May 1918:	Involvement Private, 170, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 170 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-05-04

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Biography contributed by Daryl Jones

Son of John and Clara DILLON. Native of Launceston, Tasmania.