DAVERN, John Thomas
| Service Number: | 2231 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Marys, Tasmania, Australia, 7 May 1893 |
| Home Town: | St Marys , Tasmania |
| Schooling: | St Marys State School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Railway employee |
| Died: | Killed in action, Lagnicourt, France, 6 April 1917, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cullenswood Honour Roll, Tasmanian Government Railways, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 15 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2231, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2231, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2231, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
John Thomas (Jack) Davern was one of three sons of James and Elizabeth Davern of St. Marys, Tasmania, who served during WW1. Only one returned to Tasmania. Jack’s younger brother 1043 Dvr. Lymond Davern 26th Battalion AIF was killed in action on 5 November 1916, aged 21. A third brother, Lionel William Davern returned to Tasmania during mid-1919.
The Launceston Daily Telegraph printed the following letter in July 1917, “Mr. J. Davern of Ascot Vale, St. Marys, has received the following letter from Lieutenant A.L. Wardlaw regarding the death of Private J. Davern: ''Ere this you will have received the cable bearing the sad news of your son Jack's death. I was away from the battalion when he was killed, and the news came as a great shock to me. Jack was in my platoon, and was a general favorite with all ranks, and was marked for early promotion. I can tell you his loss is very keenly felt, as there was not a finer soldier in the battalion. You will find great comfort in the knowledge that your son died a hero’s death, after contributing so largely to the good name won by the A.I.F.”