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NORTHROP, John Guilbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2945 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 September 1916, Enlisted at Cootamundra |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Goulburn, New South Wales, 1872 |
| Home Town: | Uranquinty, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Building Contractor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 12 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Commemorated in the Wagga Wagga Monumental Cemetery, NSW |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cootamundra RSL Honour Rolls, Cootamundra War Memorial, Uranquinty War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2945, 60th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cootamundra | |
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| 3 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2945, 60th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2945, 60th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin was given as his only child Doris Beryl Northrop of 'Bona Vista', The Rock, NSW. Martial status was given as Widower
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal