John Howard SHRUBB

SHRUBB, John Howard

Service Number: 1806
Enlisted: 27 January 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 13th Infantry Battalion
Born: Old Ford, London, England, 1889
Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Douberry, Hamerton, England
Occupation: Porter
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 29 May 1915
Cemetery: Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli
Plot 1V, Row C, Grave 10 Chaplain Rev. F.W. Wray officiated, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

27 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1806, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
17 Mar 1915: Involvement Private, 1806, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
17 Mar 1915: Embarked Private, 1806, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Arrived in Australia aged 23 years

Son of John Howard Shrubb and Matilda Shrubb of 293 Mount Pleasant Road, London, England

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal