DEACON, John George
| Service Number: | 840 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Golden Grove, New South Wales, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fire Lighter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Special Memorial, Row C, Grave 104 Headstone inscription reads: Their glory shall not be blotted out, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 840, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 840, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 840, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney |
Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
John George DEACON (Service Number 840) was born in Sydney in 1888, joined the NSWGR as a firelighter in the Goulburn locomotive depot in 1913. In August 1914 he enlisted in the AIF at Randwick.
He was embarked from Sydney in October and proceeded to Gallipoli.
Submitted 13 June 2023 by John Oakes
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his sister M. Deacon of Beaumont Street, Hamilton, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by John Oakes
John George DEACONm(Service Number 840) was born in Sydney in 1888. he joined the NSW Government Railways as a firelighter in the Goulburn locomotive depot in 1913. In August 1914 he enlisted in the AIF at Randwick.
He left Sydney in October and went to Gallipoli. He was vacuated sick in May 1915, After three weeks in hospital he was transferred to base detail in Egypt. He returned to Gallipoli to re-join his unit on 18th July. He was reported missing sometime between 7th and 14th August. This report was changed later that month to show that he was killed in action sometme between 6th and 9th August.
He is believed to be buried in Lone Pine Cemetery, where he is commemorated, but his actual grave is unknown.
- basedon notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
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