John Joseph (Jack) DUNCAN

DUNCAN, John Joseph

    Service Number: 2812
    Enlisted: 23 June 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 5th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Hallam, Victoria, Australia, 29 May 1899
    Home Town: Malvern, Stonnington, Victoria
    Schooling: Dandenong and Tooronga Road State Schools, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Malvern, Victoria, Australia, 25 January 1955, aged 55 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
    Plot Ref. Agonis, Bed 6, Shrub 13
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    World War 1 Service

    23 Jun 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2812, 5th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
    10 Sep 1915: Involvement Private, 2812, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
    10 Sep 1915: Embarked Private, 2812, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne
    25 Mar 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2812, 5th Infantry Battalion, From Alexandria per HT Briton. 30 March, 1916, disembarked Marseilles, France
    25 Jul 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2812, 5th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Gun shot wound, face, upper extremities, left arm.
    8 Sep 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, 2812, Transferred between AIF Command Depots in England as required.
    8 Apr 1919: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2812, Per HT Trasos Montes for return to Australia, disembarked Melbourne 22 May, 1919.
    15 Jul 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2812

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    Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

    Son of James and Helen A DUNCAN, 47 Wheatland Road, Malvern, Vic.

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