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CHRISTIE, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1928 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woodend, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Woodend, Macedon Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 24 November 1947, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Woodend War Memorial Clock Tower |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1928, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 17 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1928, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: Also served with the service number 1667 | |
| 17 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1928, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Pte. John Christie 8th Battalion AIF, did service in Gallipoli where he served for many months and was promoted Corporal, and afterwards in France, where he was wounded on 15 July 1916 and evacuated to England. He was returned to Australia in early 1919. It seems John married an English girl just prior to returning to Australia.
His two older brothers, 5574 Pte. Eleas James Christie and 4998 Lce. Cpl. Maurice Christie, both of the 21st Battalion, were killed together on same day, 20 March 1917.