John Edward BARCLAY

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BARCLAY, John Edward

Service Numbers:	1709, 1710
Enlisted:	30 December 1914, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 21 June 1915
Cemetery:	Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Ploy 11, Row A, Grave 74 , Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

30 Dec 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
13 Apr 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, HMAT A18 Wiltshire from Melbourne
14 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1709, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
14 Apr 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1709, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne
21 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1710, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1710 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-06-21

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Biography

8 Battalion

Rank - Private

Son of Laughlin and Elizabeth N. Barclay; husband of Louisa Mary Barclay, of 88, Carlisle ST., St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia. Father of John Michael Barclay born at Seddon on 20 October 1915

Although he did not declare any previous service when enlisting in World War One, There is a report of him deserting from navy service on HMAS Challenger on the 1st of May 1912.

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