Regimental number | 5566 |
Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania |
School | Roman Catholic School, Tasmania |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Horse driver |
Address | President Avenue Kogarah, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, John Dwyer, President Avenue Kogarah, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 19th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/36/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 19th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Morlancourt, France |
Age at death | 19 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Beacon Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 8), Sailly-Laurette, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 88 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Julia DWYER, Upper Barron, Atherton, Cairns, Queensland. Native of Mount Zeehan, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Cousin to Jack Dwyer VC (South Bruny, Tasmania) |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |