YEO, John Shapland
| Service Numbers: | 39511, 39611 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 October 1917, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | Field Artillery Brigades |
| Born: | Berrima, NSW, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Moss Vale, Wingecarribee, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Overseer |
| Died: | War related injuries, At his parent's residence, Yarnacott, Moss Vale, N.S.W., 30 August 1921 |
| Cemetery: |
Bong Bong Church Cemetery, Moss Vale, New South Wales C.E. (GRM/2*) |
| Memorials: | Moss Vale & District Pictorial Honour Roll, Moss Vale Great War Honour Boards, New South Wales Garden of Remembrance (Rookwood Necropolis) |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Oct 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 39511, Field Artillery Brigades, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 30 Apr 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 39611, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Darwin embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 30 Apr 1918: | Embarked Gunner, 39611, Field Artillery Brigades, SS Port Darwin, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of James YEO, Yarnacott, Moss Vale, NSW
The death occured on Tuesday night, at his parents' residence, Yarnacott, Moss Vale, of Mr. John Shapland Yeo, second son of Mr. and Mrs. James Yeo. The deceased, who was only 31 years of age, was born at Moss Vale, and was extremely popular with a very wide circle of friends. During the war period he enlisted with the A.I.F. and saw considerable active service on the other side. Since his return he had not enjoyed good health, suffering a good deal from the after-effects of his hard life in the trenches, and although he did not become seriously ill until last week, his noble young life must be added to the war's dreadful tollas surely as though he had fallen before the enemy's guns. A few months ago he was appointed to the position of secretary to the Pastures Protection Board at Moss Vale, and in that capacity, as well as in the social life of the town, he will be greatly missed. The late Mr. Yeo, who was unmarried, leaves father and mother, one brother and two sisters to mourn their loss. The remains were interred on Wednesday afternoon in the Church of England Cemetery at Bong Bong, the service being conducted by the Rev. W.A. O'Neill. The funeral arrangements were carried out by Mr. R.B. Simpson.
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