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ARMSTRONG, John Taylor
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 37696 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 February 1917, Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | Field Artillery Brigades |
| Born: | Brighton, Victoria, Australia, 1899 |
| Home Town: | Middle Swan, Swan, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Guildford Grammar School, Perth University |
| Occupation: | Student |
| Died: | Tasmania, Australia, 23 December 1955, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania Derwent Gardens, Niche Wall, M, Number 7, Row F |
| Memorials: | Swanleigh St. Mary's Church HR WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 37696, Field Artillery Brigades, Perth, WA | |
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| 9 Nov 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 37696, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1917: | Embarked Gunner, 37696, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Father, John William Armstrong, Swan Boys' Orphanage, Middle Swan, Western Australia
John took a degree in Agricultural Science on his return and became an agricultural advisor in the Great Southern District with the Department of Agriculture. Newspapers of the time noted he was a Senior Agricultural Advisor in 1930.
Mr. John Taylor Armstrong, B.Sc, A.G., has been appointed chief dairy officer for Tasmania, In place of Mr. T. H. Atkinson. Mr. Armstrong is a graduate of Perth University, and occupied the position of senior advisor in dairying in that State.
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