John Herbert DAHLBERG

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DAHLBERG, John Herbert

Service Number:	VX35092
Enlisted:	28 June 1940
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	Z Special Unit
Born:	Shepparton, Victoria, Australia, 10 December 1919
Home Town:	Malvern, Stonnington, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Mechanic & Driver
Died:	Presumed, New Guinea, 25 July 1943, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Ambon Memorial, Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Sergeant, VX35092, 'M' Special Unit
28 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2)
28 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, VX35092, Z Special Unit

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Son of Herbert Ernest John and Agnes Olive Dahlberg of Malvern, Victoria

Sergeant James Rupert Plumridge VX86704 and Sergeant John Herbert Dahlberg VX35092 of "Z" Special Unit attempted to evade capture by Japanese forces by building a raft to move between islands in the Aroe group - their eventual fate is unknown and they are commemorated on the Ambon Memorial

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