DICKSON, Colin Lloyd
| Service Number: | NX37767 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 July 1941, Paddington, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/12th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Armidale, New South Wales, Australia , 5 June 1921 |
| Home Town: | Narrabri West, Narrabri, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Presumed, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 20 February 1942, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Ambon Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX37767 | |
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| 2 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX37767, 2nd/12th Field Ambulance, Paddington, NSW |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Mari Walker
Son of Robert Gavin and Alice May Dickson, of West Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia.
Private Dickson enlisted in July 1941 and embarked for overseas service in December 1941. He arrived in Ambon on 17 December 1941 and was a member of 2/12 Field Ambulance which was part of “Gull Force”. This force consisted of 1131 Australian soldiers, Dutch and local native troops whose objective was to occupy Ambon Island (approximately 350 miles NNE of Timor, in the Banda Sea) and hinder the Japanese advance.
Pte Dickson was at Laha prior to the Japanese invasion of 30 January 1942. Following a series of short but fierce battles, fighting on Ambon ceased on 2nd February 1942, after which Pte Dickson was listed as missing. He was officially presumed deceased on 20 February 1942.
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