MCCOURT, John
| Service Number: | 7338 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Gambier, South Australia, 28 March 1879 |
| Home Town: | Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shearer |
| Died: | Millicent, South Australia, 8 February 1943, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Millicent Cemetery, S.A. Section B Plot 70 Buried next to his Brother Henry McCourt |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 7338 | |
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| 23 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 7338, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 7338, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide |
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Military Biography
John McCOURT joined the AIF in Mt. Gambier on 30.03.1916 and joined 2nd Depot Battalion. Between then and 23.06.1917 he was transferred between several Units, those units being
C Company, 2nd Depot; B Company, 2nd Depot; Torrens Island Quarantine Camp; 17/27 Infantry, A Company; 12/32 Infantry, A Company; Torrens Island 24/10 Infantry; and finally embarked for England on 23.06.1917 aboard HMS Borda.
Private McCOURT arrived in Plymouth England on 25.08.1917 and proceeded to Sutton Veny where he was stationed until he left for France on 27.12.1917.
Arriving in France on 02.01.1918 with 10th Battalion he proceeded to Le Havre. On 06.05.1918 he was wounded in action and sustained Gun Shot wounds to the Eye and to the Calf. Consequently, he spent a few weeks in hospital in France before he was discharged from hospital on 20.06.1918 and was reunited with his unit in France.
On 12.06.1919 he returned to Australia via Port Darwin.
Family History
John had no children.
His 3 brothers, Thomas Leo, Richard and Henry also fought in WW1
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