John Charles MCMASTER

MCMASTER, John Charles

Service Number: 1193
Enlisted: 12 September 1914, Morphettville, South Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 4th Machine Gun Company
Born: Belfast, Ireland, 10 October 1895
Home Town: Maylands (SA), Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Carpenter
Died: Died of wounds, France, 9 August 1916, aged 20 years
Cemetery: Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension
Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, Warloy-Baillon, Picardie, France
Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, St Peters Heroes War Memorial, St. Peters Baptist Church Roll of Honour WW1
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World War 1 Service

12 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1193, Morphettville, South Australia
22 Dec 1914: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1193, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1193, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1193, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli
3 May 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1193, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (shoulder)
9 Aug 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1193, 4th Machine Gun Company, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1193 awm_unit: 4th Brigade Australian Machine Gun Corps awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-09

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Biography

"THE LATE PRIVATE J. C. McMASTER.

Mr. John McMaster, of Frederick-street, Maylands, has been advised that his son, John Charles (Jack), died on August 9 from wounds received in action in France. He left Melbourne in November, 1914. He was wounded on Gallipoli. He was well known in association football circles, having played for South Adelaide. He arrived in this State four years ago, with his parents from Belfast, Ireland. He would have attained the age of 21 next month. Mr. McMaster has another son on active service in France." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 23 Sep 1916 (nla.gov.au)

 

 

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