MESSENGER, John Thomas
| Service Number: | 1756 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 June 1915, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rugby, England, United Kingdom, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Wickepin, Wickepin, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Porter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 6 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Wickepin District Roll of Honor, Wickepin District Roll of Honour WWI, Wickepin Fallen Soldiers Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 23 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1756, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jul 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1756, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Fremantle |
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"THE LATE J. T. MESSENGER.
Private John T. Messenger, who gave his life at Pozieres on August 6, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Messenger, of Barby, Rugby, England. Private Messenger arrived in Western Australia in January, 1914, and settled in Wickepin, where he was highly esteemed. He was an active member of the Church of England and was a Sunday-school teacher and organist. His sincere and honourable disposition left a lasting impression on the young folk. He enlisted in June, 1915, considering that it was his duty to go and do what he could to help his comrades at the front. After serving some months in the trenches in Gallipoli he proceeded to France, where he fell trying to save a wounded comrade. He was an esteemed friend of Miss Mena Houston, school teacher, of Wickepin, Western Australia, and of Sergeant Hugh Houston, on active service, France." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 25 Nov 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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