William Henry DWYER

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DWYER, William Henry

Service Number:	6011
Enlisted:	1 March 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Mitcham, Victoria, 25 April 1894
Home Town:	Mitcham, Whitehorse, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Melbourne, Victoria, cause of death not yet discovered, date not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Mitcham War Memorial

World War 1 Service

1 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6011, 14th Infantry Battalion
1 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6011, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
1 Aug 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6011, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Melbourne
8 Feb 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6011, 14th Infantry Battalion, Gassed. Recommended for award for this action.
31 Aug 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Machine Gun Battalion
16 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6011, 4th Machine Gun Battalion

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Biography

5 March 1918 - Unit: 14th Battalion AIF - Recommendation for Commendation

For galiantry and devotion to duty at H...... during the Battalion's tour of duty in the time from 29 January to 5 February 1918.

He was a Company runner and carried messages from Company to Battalion headquarters during gas bombardment. Although suffering from the effects of gas, he carried out his duties in a highly satisfactory manner and remained on duty until the Battalion was relieved.

After the Battalion was relieved, he was evacuated, suffering from the effects of gas.

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