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STEWART, John William
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 632, 625 |
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Enlisted: | 9 October 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Bexhill, Richmond River, New South Wales, Australia, 1889 |
Home Town: | Wallendbeen, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Public & Catholic Schools, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Telephone Mechanic |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 15 June 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 111, Row B, Grave 3 Rev. J. Hearne officiated Headstone inscription reads: Greater love hath no man than this he gave his life for his friend, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hawker Residents of Hawker Honour Roll, Hawker War Memorial Park, Hawker and District WW1 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
9 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 632, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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20 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
20 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney | |
15 Jun 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 632, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 632 awm_unit: 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-06-15 | |
5 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 625, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 625, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of E. Helena Bartholomew of Kangiara, NSW formerly of Cullingar Mines, Wallendbeen, NSW. Brother of Vera Stewart and Queenie Stewart
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal