PAGE, John William
| Service Number: | 5457 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 February 1916, Mildura, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Elliot, South Australia, Australia , 4 February 1885 |
| Home Town: | Mildura, Mildura Shire, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 28 February 1917, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated at Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Pooncarie War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Mildura, Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5457, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5457, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne |
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Father Charles Robert Page and Mother Ann Page (nee Munro),
living at River Darling, Pooncarie, NSW.
On enlisting John lived at Greenvale, River Darling, Pooncarie c/o PO, NSW
Described on enlisting as 31 years old; single; 5' 6 1/4" tall; 139 lbs
fair complexion; blue eyes; brown hair; Church of England.
21/2/1916 Enlisted in Mildura, Victoria
Completed medical - fit for service
2/4/1916 Commanding Officer appointed John to 17th reinforcements,
6th Battalion, Broadmeadows Camp
4/4/1916 Embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT Euripides A14
31/5/1916 Embarked at Alexandria
12/6/1916 Disembarked into Plymouth, England
29/6/1916 Discharged from Military Hospital, to Bhutport Barracks, Tidsworth,
England
11/7/1916 marched out to 2nd Training Battalion - Perham Downs
29/8/1916 proceeded overseas to France
14/9/1916 proceeded to join unit in Etaples, France
15/9/1916 taken on strength from reinforcements into 6th Battalion, in the field
25/2/1917 Killed in action in the field - Etaples, France
buried in: Barley trench
2 miles south of Bapaume, France
Private Page had no known grave.
He was commemorated in Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France.
His name is located at panel 47 in the Commemorative Area (www.awm.gov.au) at the Australian War Memorial,
Canberra, ACT.
Medals:
British War medal (36186); Victory medal (35910); Memorial Plaque and Memorial
Scroll (304135).
(Birth record source: South Australian Births 1842 - 1906 Book: 343 Page: 289 District: EnB.)
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 11/12/2014. Lest we forget.