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DOLAN, Francis Frederick

Service Number:	V58056
Enlisted:	17 August 1936, According to service file Sgt. DOLAN Enlisted on the 17.08.1936
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	2nd/8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 31 August 1903
Home Town:	Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

Non Warlike Service

17 Aug 1936:	Enlisted Private, V58056, According to service file Sgt. DOLAN Enlisted on the 17.08.1936
6 Dec 1937:	Promoted Corporal

World War 2 Service

5 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, V58056
5 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Private, V58056, Mount Martha, Victoria
14 Oct 1940:	Promoted Sergeant
18 Mar 1942:	Transferred Sergeant, 2nd/8th Infantry Battalion
2 Dec 1942:	Involvement Sergeant, V58056, Attended No 1. Field work base NTF School
8 Mar 1943:	Transferred Sergeant, 2nd/18th Infantry Battalion
13 Oct 1944:	Involvement Sergeant, V58056, 2nd/8th Infantry Battalion, Campaign: The Bombing of Darwin by the Japanese
15 Mar 1945:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, V58056
15 Mar 1945:	Discharged Sergeant, V58056, 2nd/8th Infantry Battalion

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