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DYKE, John Cardinal
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | QX58381, Q129642 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 October 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 3 April 1924 |
| Home Town: | Glen Innes, Glen Innes Severn, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Drover and Station Hand |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Pacific Islands, 12 January 1945, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section A. Plot 4. Row B. Grave 12. Inscription: "SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WE STOOD TILL SIDE BY SIDE WE LIE" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glen Innes World War 2 Memorial, Maryborough 47th Battalion Fallen Comrades HB |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, QX58381 | |
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| 28 Jul 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q129642, 1st Training Brigade (AIF), Enlisted for war service in the Australian Military Forces (A.M.F.) | |
| 6 Oct 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, QX58381 | |
| 12 Jan 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, 47th Infantry Battalion, Died of wounds Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. |
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