The Soldier's Details

They all joined the Cameron Highlanders prior to enlisting.

 

 

Jimmy enlisted AIF 18 Oct 1940 and later joined 2/4th’ s ‘A’ Company, No. 5 Platoon as a Corporal under Commanding Officers Lt Walton and Lt Learmonth. (In Japan Dorey was promoted to Acting Sergeant).

At Northam, Jimmy played in 2/4th Football team

He was wounded in action  at Ulu Pandan on 12 Feb 1942, admitted to 2/13th AGH with a shrapnel wound to his left leg.  Transferred to 2/13th AGH  on 5 Mar 1942.  He was discharged to his unit from AGH, Roberts Barracks Changi on 14 April 1945.

Please read about Ulu Pandan

Jim became one of the ‘Wales’ Maru party who sailed from Singapore to Japan to work.

He was recovered from Japan at the end of the war.  He sailed on the ‘Dominion Monarch’ to Fremantle.

 

 

Read about Jim’s efforts to visit his family the night of 15 January 1942 from ‘Aquitania’.

Jim was a member of ‘J’ Force transported from Singapore to Japan to a POW Camp at Kobe mid 1943. Some of the details of Kobe House are found at the story Kobe House, Japan.

Please read about ‘J’ Force and ‘Wales’ Maru

Jim Dore attended East Victoria Park school until the age of 11 years after which the family moved to reside in Belmont and he attended Perth Boys School.

His first dream was to be a jockey as he was of small stature. Following 6 months of working in a stable, Jim’s dream was put to rest as he had added a lot of weight in that time.

Jim’s first employment was with Bristile Tiles and then casually with WA Newspapers.  He suffered a hand injury whilst at Bristile and was hospitalised for a fortnight, after which he had decreased mobility.

He served with the 16th Btn Cameron Highlands for approx. 18 months and was on camp for a month at Rottnest Island at the beginning of WW2.

He played WAFL for Perth 1939-40 and attempted to play again after the war but his health prevented any thoughts of continuing. Jim then tried his hand at baseball and captained WA in their first Claxton Shield win.  He played baseball about 20 years winning a position in the WA team on 10 occasions.  In 1962 he captained WA and went on to play for Australia.

Jim enlisted 18 October 1940 with his brother Phillip Scott Dore. Phillip was discharged medically unfit for AIF, however served in the Militia for awhile and later served with 2/32 Btn in the Islands.  Jim later joined 2/4th MGB’s ‘A’ Coy No. 5 Platoon as a Corporal under Commanding Officers Lt Walton and Lt Learmonth.

After the war Jim returned to firstly work at Bristile and then the West Australian for 10 years.  He had a short break and returned to the West for another 21 years before retiring in 1977 aged 60 years.

In 1946 Jim married Doris Lewison.  They had a family of three (3) daughters and one (1) son.

 

Doris Dore passed away 6 June 2022 aged 97 years.

 

 

 

 

 

Jimmy passed away aged 82yrs, March 8 2002, at Como, WA.

 

 

 

Jimmy name is included in the Western Australia Baseball Hall of Fame

‘The Baseball WA Hall of Fame was launched in 2021 to recognise the achievements of those who have played a momentous role in shaping our great game in Western Australia with outstanding on-field contributions.’