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DWYER, John Vincent
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1686 |
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Enlisted: | 11 May 1915, Liverpool |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | 5th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
Born: | East Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 18 January 1888 |
Home Town: | East Maitland, Maitland Municipality, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Convent of Mercy, East Maitland, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Mechanical Electrician |
Died: | Died of wounds, France, 17 April 1917, aged 29 years |
Cemetery: |
Favreuil British Cemetery I. C. 14. |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
11 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1686, Liverpool | |
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28 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 1686, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
28 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 1686, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
17 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1686, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
10 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Light Trench Mortar Battery | |
15 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 15th Light Trench Mortar Battery | |
17 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1686, 15th Light Trench Mortar Battery, Bullecourt (First), Noreuil, Shell wound skull | |
17 Apr 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 1686, 5th Light Trench Mortar Battery, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1686 awm_unit: 5th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-04-17 |
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