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DICKENSON, John Edward James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4789 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2) |
| Born: | Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Castlemaine, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | 21 August 1965, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Traralgon Cemetery, Victoria |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4789, 5th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 7 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4789, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4789, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 20 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4789, 57th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 8 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4789, 57th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second) | |
| 30 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4789, 57th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Corbie | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4789, 57th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 11 Feb 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Motor Transport Company, France | |
| 19 Apr 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2), France | |
| 5 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4789, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2), RTA 21 June 1919 and discharged (TPE). |
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