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DILLON, Thomas Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5867 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 September 1915, Place of Enlistment, Holsworthy, New South Wales. |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 2 July 1892 |
| Home Town: | Cairns, Cairns, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Compositor |
| Died: | Moree, New South Wales, Australia, 6 September 1975, aged 83 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Moree Cemetery, NSW |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 5867, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Place of Enlistment, Holsworthy, New South Wales. | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 5867, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 5867, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Temporary Bombardier | |
| 15 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Acting Bombardier. Reverts to Gunner | |
| 16 Aug 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 5867, Gunshot Wound to the back | |
| 19 Mar 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 5867, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Invalided to Australia. |
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