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DICKSON, John Russell
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1123 |
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Enlisted: | 7 May 1917 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 1st Veterinary Section |
Born: | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
Home Town: | Warrnambool, Warrnambool, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Clerk |
Died: | Died of Illness (Influenza), France, 15 October 1918 |
Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery XVIA C 5 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nar Nar Goon Ball & Welch Pty. Ltd. Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
7 May 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1123, 1st Veterinary Section | |
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4 Aug 1917: | Involvement Private, 1123, 1st Veterinary Section, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
4 Aug 1917: | Embarked Private, 1123, 1st Veterinary Section, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
15 Oct 1918: | Involvement Private, 1123, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1123 awm_unit: Australian Army Veterinary Corps awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-10-15 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of James DICKSON, Warrnambool, Vic.
DICKSON.- In remembrance of my dear little comrade, John Russell Dickson, who died of influenza at Amiens on the 15th October, 1918.
His memory leaves behind a shining light. For the light of a pure and noble life can never die.
-(J. Henderson, Sgt., A.A.V.C.)