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NAGHTEN, John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1070 |
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Enlisted: | 7 September 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Dublin, Ireland, 1872 |
Home Town: | Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Dublin School, Irealnd |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 30 April 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Plugge's Plateau Cemetery, Anzac Row A, Grave 7 Chaplain J. McPhee officiated, Plugges Plateau Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
7 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1070, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW | |
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20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Sergeant, 1070, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Sergeant, 1070, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
2 Jan 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
4 Apr 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 22 years
Next of kin given as his sister Mary Manton of 'Rouzelle', Kemnis Street, Randwick, NSW
Husband of Amy Christina Naghten of 'Thistle' Curlewis Street, Bondi, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served at the Victoria Barracks, Sydney, NSW as a Drill Instructor during 1899