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SHERWOOD, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2651 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 September 1916, RAS Grounds, Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Richmond, New South Wales, Australia, 8 September 1889 |
| Home Town: | Barraba, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Salesman |
| Died: | Shell blast, Belgium, 28 October 1917, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2651, 38th Infantry Battalion, RAS Grounds, Sydney | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2651, 38th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2651, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 28 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 2651, 6th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2651 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-28 |
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