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DIGBY, John Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 494 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 September 1914, Enlisted at Rosebery Park, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Leeton, Leeton, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 3 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 36 Originally buried in front of the trenches but grave lost. Chaplain W. Grant officiated, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Leeton ANZAC Memorial Clock Tower and Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Petersham Fort Street High School Great War Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 494, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rosebery Park, NSW | |
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| 2 Oct 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 13th Infantry Battalion, Prior to embarking | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Sergeant, 494, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Sergeant, 494, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
Scouting Connection
John Alexander Digby was a former Patrol Leader with the Warrawee Lone Patrol, Sydney, NSW and is named on the UK Scout Association's First World War Roll of Honour.
https://heritage.scouts.org.uk/exhibitions/scouting-in-the-first-world-war/
Submitted 9 April 2022 by David Oliver
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of F S Digby of Leeton, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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