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DERRICK, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1329 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 November 1914, Enlisted at Oaklands, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Renmark, Renmark Paringa, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sailor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot 1, Row G, Grave 6, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1329, Enlisted at Oaklands, SA | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1329, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1329, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin was given as a friend Ted Hickey of Renmark, SA later of 264 Angus Street, Adelaide, SA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, issued to Alice A. Barrett Senior of Kadina, Wallaroo Mines, SA
Also served in the Rangers Volunteers of Swan Hill for 3 months