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DICKER, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX3008 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 December 1939, East Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 27 March 1918 |
| Home Town: | Caulfield, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Crete, Crete, Greece, 28 May 1941, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Athens Memorial, Athens, Greece |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, The Athens Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 4 Dec 1939: | Enlisted Private, VX3008, East Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 4 Dec 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX3008, 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 May 1941: | Involvement Private, VX3008, 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion, "Operation Lustre" Greece 1941 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Albert and Alice Olive Dicker of Caulfied, Victoria
"...VX3008 Private Morris Walter Dicker, 2/7th Battalion, Australian Infantry. Private Dicker, aged 20, died while defending the island of Crete against the German land and airborne invasion on 28 May 1941. He was the son of William Albert and Alice Olive Dicker, of Caulfield, Vic. He is commemorated on the Athens Memorial Face 11..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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