John DILLON

DILLON, John

Service Numbers: Q115276, QX56870
Enlisted: 23 June 1941
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 31/51 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF
Born: Herberton, Queensland, Australia, 22 June 1919
Home Town: Cairns, Cairns, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 3 October 1985, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Forest View Cemetery, Cairns, Queensland
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World War 2 Service

23 Jun 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q115276, 51 Infantry Battalion AMF
20 Jun 1943: Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q115276, 51 Infantry Battalion AMF, embarked Cairns for Thursday Island per Canberra
15 Jul 1943: Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q115276, 51 Infantry Battalion AMF, embarked Thursday Island for Merauke per Van der Lyn
6 Aug 1943: Involvement Private, Q115276, 31/51 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, also QX56870
6 Aug 1943: Involvement Private, QX56870, 31/51 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, also Q115276
6 Aug 1943: Enlisted
6 Aug 1943: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX56870, 31/51 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF
24 Jan 1944: Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX56870, 31/51 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, emplaned Merauke for Cairns
23 Nov 1944: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX56870, 31/51 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF
23 Nov 1944: Discharged

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Biography contributed by Chris Buckley

John was the only child of John Furey Dillon (born1895 in Kuranda, QLD) and Louisa Wasley (born 1892 in Charters Towers, QLD). John was living in Cairns, QLD and working as a Labourer when he enlsted in 1943 in the Australian Army. He served as a Private (Service No: QX/56870/Q115276) with 31/51 Battalion. Following his Discharge in 1944, John lived in Cairns and was working as a Labourer when he married Dulcie Evelyn Manning (nee Andersen) in Cairns in 1961. John continued to live in Cairns, working as a Fettler and a Labourer until his death in 1986

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