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GOUGH, John Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 122 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 9 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 1, Row 5, Grave 31 Headstone inscription reads: In proud and deepest sympathy my soldier son Jack, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 122, 1st Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Sydney | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 122, 1st Field Company Engineers, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 122, 1st Field Company Engineers, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 4 Jan 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Field Company Engineers, In the field | |
| 9 Jul 1915: | Involvement 122, 1st Field Company Engineers, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 122 awm_unit: 1st Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Second Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-07-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John and Bessie Gough of 'Kosuiosko', River Street, Bellevue Hill, Woollahra, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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