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MORGAN, John Wadham
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1780 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 September 1915, Holdsworthy |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney , New South Wales, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Burwood, Burwood, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers, Burwood, NSW |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Assevillers New British Cemetery Plot III, Row B, Grave 4, Assevillers New British Cemetery, Assevillers, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1780, 30th Infantry Battalion, Holdsworthy | |
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| 17 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1780, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1780, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 19 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1780, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1780 awm_unit: 13 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
John Wadham MORGAN was born in Sydney in 1894
His parents were John Wadham MORGAN & Sarah O'BRIEN
He married Elizabeth REEDY in Sydney in 1915 - one son John born 1916
He enlisted in Holdsworthy, NSW on 22nd September, 1915 and embarked from Sydney on the HMAT Berrima on 17th December, 1915 with the 30th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Reinforcements - his last rank was Corporal with the 13th Infantry Battalion
He was Killed in Action in France on 19th August, 1918 and is buried in the Assevillers New British Cemetery
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