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POPE, John Gladstone
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 324 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1914, Enlisted at Roseberry, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Woollahra, Sydney, New South Wales, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Harden, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Narrabri West Public Schoo, Narrabri West, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Telegraphist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Dardenelles, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 26 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 111, Row E, Grave 15 Chaplain G. Green officiated Headstone inscription reads: Sacred to memory rest in peace. , Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hamilton War Memorial, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 324, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Roseberry, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 324, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 324, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 26 May 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 324, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 324 awm_unit: 1 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-05-26 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Laurence Pope and Catherine Pope of 165 Beaumont Street, Hamilton, NSW. Previously of 'Woollahra' Edgecliff Road, Sydney, NSW. Brother of Cecil B. Pope, adeline Pope and Helena May Pope
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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