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JANION, Alan Cheshyre
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4817 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Wellington, Wellington, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4817, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 8 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4817, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4817, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney | |
| 19 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Mal Jurgs
While he enlisted under the name Allan Chester Johnson, he was born Alan Cheshyre Janion. It is not known why he chose to serve under an alias. While he was born in Liverpool he had lived in Canada before migrating to Australia when he was 27.