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DORGAN, Walter Edward
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 5573, V5582 |
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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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Service History
World War 1 Service
31 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5573, 24th Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic. | |
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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. | |
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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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