Sydney Walter (Sid) DILLON

DILLON, Sydney Walter

Service Numbers: 2020, N77290
Enlisted: 23 June 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank: Craftsman
Last Unit: 11 Garrison Battalion (NSW)
Born: Paddington, Middlesex, England, 25 November 1894
Home Town: Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales
Schooling: West London School, Ashford
Occupation: Wood worker/Carpenter
Died: Natural causes (heart failure), Point Clare, New South Wales, 10 October 1964, aged 69 years
Cemetery: Point Clare General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia
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World War 1 Service

23 Jun 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2020, Liverpool, New South Wales
9 Aug 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2020, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney
9 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2020, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
29 Sep 1915: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 18th Infantry Battalion
26 Jun 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2020, 18th Infantry Battalion, GSW (chest and left shoulder)
31 Dec 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2020, 18th Infantry Battalion, 2nd occasion - GSW (right foot)
8 Apr 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2020, 18th Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

22 Oct 1940: Enlisted Private, N77290, Sydney, New South Wales
22 Oct 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, N77290
16 Oct 1945: Discharged Craftsman, N77290, 11 Garrison Battalion (NSW)

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