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Richard Henry Dillon

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Richard Henry AWMM
  • Surname
    Dillon AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
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  • Rohe
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Civilian life

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Service

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Richard was the son of Henry William and Annie Dillion (Nee Wilson). He was educated at Hunterville. He married Betty Tasker at Auckland nad they had four children: Judith 1946, Michael 1962, Richard 1964, Darren 1966. AWMM

Death

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Memorials

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Sources

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    Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    Taihape Museum AWMM

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