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MCMASTER, John Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1193 |
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| 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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1193, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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| 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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"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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