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DOLGNER, John Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX8629 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Springsure, Queensland, Australia, 23 June 1920 |
| Home Town: | Thallon, Balonne Shire, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Tobruk, Libya, 23 June 1941, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tobruk War Cemetery, Tobruk, Libya PLOT 4.D.9. MEMORIAL ID 56089309 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Thallon War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, QX8629 | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 6 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX8629, 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion | |
| 22 Jun 1941: | Discharged |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Catherine McGuckin
Jack was the eldest child of Charles Louis Dolgner from Rolleston, Queensland and Kate Devanney (born in Northwich, England). He had two younger sisters Nancy Catherine (born in 1930 in Mungindi) and Patricia Clara (born in 1935 in Thallon).
Jack was killed in Libya on his 21st brithday. He was running a telephone wire in the trenches when he was killed by a grenade. He was named after his uncle John Frederick Dolgner who was killed in WW1 aged 21.
Jack wrote home every week during his war service and his letters show that he dearly loved his parents and younger sisters.