DAHLBERG, John Herbert
Service Number: | VX35092 |
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Enlisted: | 28 June 1940 |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | Z Special Unit |
Born: | Shepparton, Victoria, Australia, 10 December 1919 |
Home Town: | Malvern, Stonnington, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Mechanic & Driver |
Died: | Presumed, New Guinea, 25 July 1943, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Ambon Memorial, Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, VX35092, 'M' Special Unit | |
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28 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2) | |
28 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, VX35092, Z Special Unit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Herbert Ernest John and Agnes Olive Dahlberg of Malvern, Victoria
Sergeant James Rupert Plumridge VX86704 and Sergeant John Herbert Dahlberg VX35092 of "Z" Special Unit attempted to evade capture by Japanese forces by building a raft to move between islands in the Aroe group - their eventual fate is unknown and they are commemorated on the Ambon Memorial