Harold John DWYER

Badge Number: S22985, Sub Branch: Port Pirie
S22985

DWYER, Harold John

Service Number: 1960
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 5th Pioneer Battalion
Born: Not yet discovered
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Gawler Council Gawler Men Who Answered the Call WW1 Roll of Honor, Richmond West Adelaide Football Club War Veterans Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

11 Apr 1916: Involvement Private, 1960, 5th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
11 Apr 1916: Embarked Private, 1960, 5th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide
11 Nov 1918: Involvement Corporal, 1960

Harold John Dwyer

Name: Harold John Dwyer
Service Number: 1960
Place of Birth: Gawler
Date of Birth: Not listed in the S.A. Births Index of Registrations
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 23 March 1916
Age at Embarkation: 24
Marital status: Married – with 1 child
Next of Kin: Wife – Ella Dwyer, Mt. Barker
Occupation: Fitter
Religion: Roman Catholic
Rank: Private, 5th Pioneer Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
West Adelaide Football Club involvement:
Harold made his debut on 7 June 1909. Harold played 81 games and kicked 20 goals for WAFC from 1909 to 1921 and was a member of the 1912 premiership team. He played 3 State games between 1909 and 1913. The WAFC Annual reports of 1909 and 1911 spoke highly of Harold’s backline play and the 1914 Report praised his valuable service to the club. In 1913 Harold won the Most Improved Player trophy. (W.T. Kelly History of West Adelaide Football Club page 44.)
Biographical details:
Harold left Australia on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 11 April 1916. He was stationed at Larkhill Camp, England from 16 July to 11 January 1917. His unit was sent to France on 20 March. They fought at Fricourt, Reincourt and Corbie in France in 1917 and at Zonnebeke and Lindenhoek in Belgium during 1918. Harold was appointed Lance Corporal on 2 February 1918, returned to Australia on the Beltana on 2 June 1919 and was discharged on 29 August. Harold died on 7 April 1963.
Source: NAA; B2455; Dwyer H J; Barcode 3530493

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