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DILLON, John
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Q115276, QX56870 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 June 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31/51 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Herberton, Queensland, Australia, 22 June 1919 |
| Home Town: | Cairns, Cairns, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 3 October 1985, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Forest View Cemetery, Cairns, Queensland |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 23 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q115276, 51 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
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| 20 Jun 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q115276, 51 Infantry Battalion AMF, embarked Cairns for Thursday Island per Canberra | |
| 15 Jul 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q115276, 51 Infantry Battalion AMF, embarked Thursday Island for Merauke per Van der Lyn | |
| 6 Aug 1943: | Involvement Private, Q115276, 31/51 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, also QX56870 | |
| 6 Aug 1943: | Involvement Private, QX56870, 31/51 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, also Q115276 | |
| 6 Aug 1943: | Enlisted | |
| 6 Aug 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX56870, 31/51 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 24 Jan 1944: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX56870, 31/51 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, emplaned Merauke for Cairns | |
| 23 Nov 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX56870, 31/51 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 23 Nov 1944: | Discharged |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
John was the only child of John Furey Dillon (born1895 in Kuranda, QLD) and Louisa Wasley (born 1892 in Charters Towers, QLD). John was living in Cairns, QLD and working as a Labourer when he enlsted in 1943 in the Australian Army. He served as a Private (Service No: QX/56870/Q115276) with 31/51 Battalion. Following his Discharge in 1944, John lived in Cairns and was working as a Labourer when he married Dulcie Evelyn Manning (nee Andersen) in Cairns in 1961. John continued to live in Cairns, working as a Fettler and a Labourer until his death in 1986
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