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ION, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 16 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Liverpool, England, 9 February 1877 |
| Home Town: | Leederville, Vincent, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Drill Instructor |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Boulogne, France, 25 July 1916, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Fire Brigade Honor Roll WW1, Brown Hill Queen Street State School No 1998 Roll of Honor, Fremantle 5th Military District Headquarters Administrative and Instructional Staff Honor Board, West Leederville War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Wounded Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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"...Lieutenant John Ion, 32nd Battalion. A military instructor from Leederville, Western Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked aboard HMAT Geelong on 18 November 1915 for Suez. His battalion relocated to the Western Front, France, during June 1916. Lt Ion was wounded in action near Fleurbaix, France, on 19 July 1916 and died of these wounds six days later in the 7th Stationary Hospital Boulogne, France. He was aged 39 years." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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