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DYSON, John Burns
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 326 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 May 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Dromana, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Dromana, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Dromana State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: | Dromana War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 326, 15th Machine Gun Company, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 326, 15th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 326, 15th Machine Gun Company, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 326, 15th Machine Gun Company, Polygon Wood | |
| 19 Mar 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 326, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, Contusions to right elbow sustained at Messines. Evacuated to CCS. Rejoined unit 27 April 1918. | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 326, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory, Ville sur Ancre | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 326, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 29 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 326, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, Bellicourt | |
| 4 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 326, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, RTA 5 July 1919 and discharged (TPE). |
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