Walter Edward DORGAN

DORGAN, Walter Edward

Service Numbers: 5573, V5582
Enlisted: 31 January 1916, Geelong, Vic.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 12 Garrison Battalion (VIC)
Born: Portarlington, Victoria, Australia, 10 October 1895
Home Town: Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Hairdresser
Died: Adelaide, South Australia, 1 March 1951, aged 55 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

31 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5573, 24th Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic.
25 Sep 1916: Involvement Private, 5573, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
25 Sep 1916: Embarked Private, 5573, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne
9 Mar 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5573, 24th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, SW to face and right leg (fractured) sustained in the trenches near Fricourt, France. Evacuated to England.
7 Nov 1917: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5573, 24th Infantry Battalion, RTA 22 July 1917 and discharged as medically unfit (SW right leg).

World War 2 Service

22 Aug 1940: Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), V5582, 12 Garrison Battalion (VIC) , Private. Enlisted at Royal Park, Vic.
22 Aug 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V5582
17 Mar 1943: Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), V5582, 12 Garrison Battalion (VIC) , Private

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