John Thomas MUNRO

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MUNRO, John Thomas

Service Numbers:	1952, 757
Enlisted:	14 February 1902, Lytton, Brisbane, Qld.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Cooktown, Queensland, 26 July 1880
Home Town:	Millchester, Queensland
Schooling:	Millchester State School & Queenton State School
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 11 April 1917, aged 36 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Charters Towers Queenton State School Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 1952, 3rd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse
1 Apr 1901:	Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1952, 3rd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse
14 Feb 1902:	Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1952, 3rd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, Lytton, Brisbane, Qld.

World War 1 Service

16 Nov 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 757, 15th Infantry Battalion, Townsville, Queensland
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 757, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 757, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
16 May 1915:	Wounded ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (head)
8 Aug 1915:	Wounded The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli
11 Apr 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 757, 15th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (First), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 757 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-11

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Biography

Son of Hugh and Margaret Munro, of Crameri Lane, Millchester, Charters Towers, Queensland

"...757 Private John Thomas Munro, 15th Battalion from Charters Towers, Queensland who had previously served in the Boer War. A 34 year old labourer prior to enlisting in the AIF on 6 November 1914, he embarked for overseas with E Company from Melbourne on 22 December 1914 aboard HMAT Ceramic. While serving at Gallipoli, he was wounded in action on 16 May 1915 and rejoined his unit a week later. He was wounded again on 8 August and was later transferred to Cairo and then to hospital in England. In May 1916, he returned to Egypt and served for a short time in the Camel Corps however, he was once again in hospital in Egypt and then in England with recurring pain from his previous wounds. Pte Munro rejoined the 15th Battalion in France on 13 February 1917 and was killed in action at Bullecourt on 11 April 1917. He is commemorated on the Australian National Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux, France with others who have no known grave." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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