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Old 02-03-14, 01:31 AM
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Default pte P J DILLON M M BRAVERY MEDAL 22.8.1916

HI ALL WERE DO YOU START TO FIND INFO ON THIS MAN
I HAVE A OLD PAINTING he enlisted on oct 1915 sailed jan 1916
13th rei nforcments 9th battalion his number was 9425
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Old 02-03-14, 02:49 AM
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http://www.awm.gov.au/research/infos...onours_awards/

should help
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Old 02-03-14, 03:51 AM
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could he be a kiwi as he don't come up in the enlistment roll
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Old 02-03-14, 10:32 PM
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Here's a great eBook that will assist you.

"Researching Your World War One Ancestors - A Guide to researching Australian servicemen and women who served in the First AIF" by David Wilson.

Available here: http://bit.ly/KjZSbr

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Old 03-03-14, 01:32 AM
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Hi,

The records show a 4325 Pte. Bernard James Dillon of the 9th Bn.

Cheers, Tinto
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Old 05-03-14, 09:09 AM
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THANK YOU ALL PTE BJ DILLON is now cleaned frame oiled and re sealed and hanging in the Tenterfield museum as of 3 oclock today
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Old 05-03-14, 09:18 AM
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Well done, shanew

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