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TALBOT, John Samuel
| Service Number: | 1923 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Church Street, Port Adelaide, South Australia, 30 October 1892 |
| Home Town: | Rosewater (Greytown), Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Kew, Victoria, Australia, 28 May 1974, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia Section P, Drive C, Path 36, Site Number 251C |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Public Stores Department WW1 Roll of Honour, Rosewater Marist Brothers Port Adelaide Roll of Honour, Rosewater Womens Memorial Roll of Honour WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 1923, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1923, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1923, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide | |
| 30 Jun 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, 1923, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 1923, 12th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Lemar
ohn was the son of Noah TALBOT & Annie GODDARD and was born on the 30th of October 1892 in Church Street, Port Adelaide, SA.
He was baptised on the 2nd of May 1894 in St Paul’s Church, Pt Adelaide.
His parents were married on the 18th of July 1892 in Port Adelaide, SA.
His father was the son of John TALBOT & Hannah Maria BLACKBURN and was born on the 15th of August 1872 in Netherton, Thornhill, Yorkshire, England.
His mother was the daughter of Samuel Charles GODDARD & Annie Winifred HUNT and was born on the 5th of June 1876 in Cannon Street, Pt Adelaide, SA.
John was the eldest child born into this family of 12 children.
John’s father had arrived in South Australia with his mother and siblings on board the Devon on the 10th of February 1880 as his father had immigrated the previous year.
His father was a lumper (wharf labourer) and George grew up in Church Street, Pt Adelaide before the family moved to Cannon Street, Pt Adelaide.
After John had completed his education he gained employment as a labourer and the family moved to 15 James Street, Graytown, Pt Adelaide (now Rosewater).
With the outbreak of WW1 John and his brother; George decided to enlist into the 1st AIF.
On the 19th of January 1915 they went to Oaklands Camp and enlisted.
George was allotted the service number 1922 and John was allotted the Service number 1923 and they were both posted to E Company, Base Infantry in Exhibition Camp.
They were then transferred to 12th Battalion, 5th Reinforcements Morphettville Camp.
They embarked from Adelaide on board HMAT Hororata on the 20th of April 1915, disembarked in Port Suez on the 18th of May and marched into Tel-el-Kebir Camp.
After a few weeks of training in the desert they embarked for the Dardanelles and were taken on strength with the 12th Battalion on the 16th of June at Gallipoli.
By the end of June they were working on Tasmania Post, which was nearly completed when George badly sprained his ankle on the 28th of June and was admitted into No.1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station on ANZAC Beach, 3 days later.
He was transferred to the Imtarfa Military Hospital in Malta and then to the Military Hospital Cottonera in Birgu, Malta.
Whilst George was recuperating here, John and the 12th Battalion was heavily involved in establishing and defending the front line of the ANZAC position.
With the attack on Lone Pine on the 6th of August the 12th Battalion contributed two companies to the attack, which included John. They were the only Battalion in the Brigade to do so.
It was in this attack, the following day, that John suffered a Gun Shot Wound to his head and left shoulder and was admitted into No.1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station on ANZAC Beach and evacuated to Mudros.
John was then evacuated to Alexandria on the 9th of August on board HS Delta and admitted into the 15th General Hospital in Alexandria 2 days later, on the 11th.
Here he was diagnosed with a Coracoid fracture to his scapula.
On the 29th of August John was transferred by Hospital Train to Suez, embarked for Australia on board HS Ulysses on the 4th of September and disembarked in Melbourne on the 30th of September.
John was discharged, medically unfit, from the AIF on the 30th of June 1916 and granted a War Pension of £3- per fortnight until it was decreased on the 17th of January 1918 and the cancelled on the 4th of July 1918.
On the 16th of October 1916 his younger brother; Henry Joseph, enlisted into the AIF (4606) and was posted to the 32nd Battalion, 12th Reinforcements.
John married Alice Violet BARNETT on the 18th of April 1917 in the Holy Trinity Church, Adelaide, SA.
Alice was the daughter of John BLAKEY & Hannah WESTLEY and was born on the 26th of April 1895 in Strathalbyn, SA.
They made their home in Sussex Street, Kingston, Rosewater and welcomed little
Florence Annie into the family on the 18th of May 1918, followed by Lilly Violet on the 21st of November 1919.
John’s mother died on the 28th of October 1927 and they buried her in the Cheltenham Cemetery; Section P, Drive C, Path 36, Site Number 251S.
They then moved to Spring Street where their children attended the Welland Primary School.
Sadly, on the 20th of October 1929 Alice died and John buried her in the Cheltenham Cemetery, with his mother.
John then married Rachel Ella SQUIRE on the 10th of July 1937 in the Methodist Parsonage, Glanville, SA.
Rachel was the daughter of Edward Brewer SQUIRE & Annie Mabel SNELLING and was born on the 8th of December 1901 in Brownlow, Kangaroo Island, SA.
They made their home at 14 Wells Street, Birkenhead and welcomed little Josephine Ann into the family on the 26th of April 1938.
They then moved to 30 Manuel Street, Queensbury in 1940.
With the outbreak of WW2 John’s younger brothers enlisted;
Frederick TALBOT (S24563).
Edward TALBOT (SX10924).
Alfred David TALBOT (S29668)
His daughter Lilly died on the 7th of February 1942 in Victoria and was buried in the Fawkner Cemetery.
In the late 1940’s they moved to Victoria.
Rachel died on the 5th of May 1974 in East Bentley, VIC and was cremated and interred with her parents in the Cheltenham Cemetery; Section CX, Drive A, Path 20, Site Number 259S.
John died on the 28th of May 1974 in Kew, VIC and was cremated and interred with his father and siblings in the Cheltenham Cemetery; Section P, Drive C, Path 36, Site Number 251C.
Military
With the outbreak of WW1 John and his brother; George decided to enlist into the 1st AIF.
On the 19th of January 1915 they went to Oaklands Camp and enlisted.
George, aged 21, was allotted the service number 1922 and John, aged 20, was allotted the Service number 1923 and they were both posted to E Company, Base Infantry in Exhibition Camp.
They listed their mother, of James Street, Graytown, SA, as their next of kin.
On the 17th of February the brothers were transferred to 12th Battalion, 5th Reinforcements Morphettville Camp.
They embarked from Adelaide on board HMAT Hororata on the 20th of April 1915, disembarked in Port Suez on the 18th of May and marched into Tel-el-Kebir Camp.
After a few weeks of training in the desert they embarked for the Dardanelles and were taken on strength with the 12th Battalion on the 16th of June at Gallipoli.
The first days of June saw uncomfortably hot weather settling in with the attendant swarms of flies.
The shortage of water now became very serious and caused a great deal of distress. The ration per man was well under two quarts per day for all purposes, and washing was out of the question unless permission was obtained to visit the beach.
In the evening, Brighton Beach presented the appearance of a popular seaside resort, minus, however, bathing sheds and costumes. How those evening swims were enjoyed, until the Olive Grove batteries one evening opened on the bathers.
By the end of June they were working on Tasmania Post, which was nearly completed when George badly sprained his ankle on the 28th of June and was admitted into No.1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station on ANZAC Beach, 3 days later.
He was then transferred to HMAT Seang Bee and transferred and admitted into the Imtarfa Military Hospital in Malta on the 9th of July.
After newly 3 weeks here he was transferred the Military Hospital Cottonera in Birgu, Malta on the 27th of May.
Whilst George was recuperating here, John and the 12th Battalion was heavily involved in establishing and defending the front line of the ANZAC position.
With the attack on Lone Pine on the 6th of August the 12th Battalion contributed two companies to the attack, which included John. They were the only Battalion in the Brigade to do so.
It was in this attack, the following day, that John suffered a Gun Shot Wound to his head and left shoulder and was admitted into No.1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station on ANZAC Beach and evacuated to Mudros.
John was then evacuated to Alexandria on the 9th of August on board HS Delta and admitted into the 15th General Hospital in Alexandria 2 days later, on the 11th.
Here he was diagnosed with a Coracoid fracture to his scapula.
On the 29th of August John was transferred by Hospital Train to Suez, embarked for Australia on board HS Ulysses on the 4th of September and disembarked in Melbourne on the 30th of September.
John was discharged, medically unfit, from the AIF on the 30th of June 1916 and granted a War Pension of £3- per fortnight until it was decreased on the 17th of January 1918 and the cancelled on the 4th of July 1918.
He was awarded the 1914/15 Star, British War & Victory Medals.