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DILLON, Walter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6487 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 April 1916, Royal Agricultural Show Grounds, Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glebe, New South Wales, Australia, 11 September 1888 |
| Home Town: | Longueville, Lane Cove, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter and Motor Driver |
| Died: | Natural causes, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 18 July 1962, aged 73 years |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW East Terrace 2 Wall 22 |
| Memorials: | Lance Cove Longueville Public School WW1 Honour Roll, Lane Cove Great War Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6487, Royal Agricultural Show Grounds, Sydney | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6487, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6487, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 23 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6487, 2nd Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", GSW head | |
| 23 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6487, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit |
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