Regimental number | 2631 |
Place of birth | Limerick, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Ravensthorpe, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Jeremiah Dillon, Rangni, Killinglin, Co Kerry, Ireland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 51st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Courcelette British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row A, Grave No. 21), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 152 |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2632 Pte Jeremiah DILLON, 51st Bn, killed in action, 15 August 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked, Fremantle, 2 November 1915; allotted to and proceeded to join the 51st Bn, Zeitoun, Egypt, 3 March 1916; embarked, Alexandria, to join the British Expeditionary Force, 5 June 1916; disembarked, Marseilles, France, 12 June 1916; reported missing in action, France, 15 August 1916; no further report, 5 November 1916; previously reported missing, now reported killed in action on, 15 August 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DILLON Edward |