John RICKETTS

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Service Number:	4783
Enlisted:	29 January 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	21st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mornington, Victoria, Australia, 1882
Home Town:	Mornington, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Illness, Australia, 11 July 1919
Cemetery:	Mornington Public Cemetery, Victoria Presbyterian Section, Grave 120,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mornington St. Mark's Church Great War Roll of Honour

29 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4783, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
4 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 4783, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
4 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 4783, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
16 Nov 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4783, 21st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to Mitral Stenosis

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Son of John and Sarah Ricketts; husband of Catherine Ricketts of Mornington, Vic. Father of Jack Ricketts

23 December 1916 - to hospital with Bronchitis

29 January 1917 - chronic cardiac failure following Bronchitis

11 September 1917 - returned to Australia on board HS Kanowna for discharge. During his return voyage he suffered several angina attacks

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal