| Regimental number | 115 |
| Place of birth | Seymour, Victoria |
| School | State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Marungi Street, Shepparton, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 163 lbs |
| Next of kin | Thomas Dyer, Marungi Street, Shepparton, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Shepparton, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 21st Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Wounded in France (died in England) |
| Age at death | 27.7 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Leicester (Welford Road) Cemetery (Row OI, Grave No 206), Leicestershire, England |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 93 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas George and Elizabeth DYER, 24 Glass Street, Essendon, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 2570 Pte Charles Bernard Baker DYER, 8th Bn, killed in action, 26 July 1916. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Disembarked Alexandria from Mudros, 27 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Found guilty, Moascar, 14 March 1916, of breaking out of camp, 0600, 10 March, and remaining absent till 1400, 11 March: awarded 72 hours' Field Punishment No 2. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 26 March 1916. Found guilty, 15 May 1916, of being in an estaminet during prohibited hours, 14 May 1916: awarded 21 days' Field Punishment No 2. Took part in a raid on enemy's trenches, night of 20-30 June 1916 Wounded in action, 4 August 1916 (gun shot wound, head), and admitted to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to 26th General Hospital, Etaples, 20 August 1916; to England, 10 September 1916, and admitted to North Evington Hospital, Leicester, 10 September 1916 (bullet wound, chest); died of wounds, 25 February 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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