Walter Edward DORGAN

DORGAN, Walter Edward

Service Numbers: 5573, V5582
Enlisted: 31 January 1916, Geelong, Vic.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 12 Garrison Battalion (VIC)
Born: Portarlington, Victoria, Australia, 10 October 1895
Home Town: Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Hairdresser
Died: Adelaide, South Australia, 1 March 1951, aged 55 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

31 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5573, 24th Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic.
25 Sep 1916: Involvement Private, 5573, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
25 Sep 1916: Embarked Private, 5573, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne
9 Mar 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5573, 24th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, SW to face and right leg (fractured) sustained in the trenches near Fricourt, France. Evacuated to England.
7 Nov 1917: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5573, 24th Infantry Battalion, RTA 22 July 1917 and discharged as medically unfit (SW right leg).

World War 2 Service

22 Aug 1940: Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), V5582, 12 Garrison Battalion (VIC) , Private. Enlisted at Royal Park, Vic.
22 Aug 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V5582
17 Mar 1943: Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), V5582, 12 Garrison Battalion (VIC) , Private

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