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John Vincent DWYER

Regimental number1686
Place of birthEast Melbourne, Victoria
SchoolConvent of Mercy School, East Maitland, and Christian Brothers School, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationElectrical mechanic
AddressHigh Street, East Maitland, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinMother, Mrs C Dwyer, High Street, East Maitland, New South Wales
Enlistment date18 May 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll11 May 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 28 July 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 17 April 1917
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Age at death27
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialFavreuil British Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 14), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
19
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Timothy and Katherine DWYER. Native of Maitland, New South Wales

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