SALMON, John Allen
| Service Number: | 561 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 September 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Beeac, Victoria, Australia, September 1888 |
| Home Town: | Beeac, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Cerebro Spinal Fever, Belton Military Hospital, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, 2 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Grantham Cemetery, Lincolnshire, England Plot 15, Row B, Grave 13, Grantham Cemetery, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Tree Plaque: |
Beeac Wallace Street Avenue of Honour
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| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beeac War Memorial, Colac Shire Honor Roll, Cressy & District War Memorial Gates, Cressy Weering State School No 904 Roll of Honour, Nar Nar Goon Eureka Tent Beeac No 355 Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 561, 4th Machine Gun Company | |
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| 6 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 561, 4th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 561, 4th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 2nd April.... Private John Allen Salmon was born at Beeac, Victoria, Australia in 1888. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 29th September, 1916 as a 28 year old, single, Farmer from Hillside, Beeac, Victoria.
Private John Allen Salmon embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on HMAT Orsova (A67) on 6th December, 1916 with the 4th Machine Gun Company, 9th Reinforcements & disembarked at Plymouth, England on 17th February, 1917. He was posted to No. 6 & 7 Camp at Perham Downs, Wiltshire on 18th February, 1917.
Private John Allen Salmon was marched out from Australian Details at Perham Downs on 23rd February, 1917 & marched in to Australian Machine Gun Training Depot at Belton Park, Lincolnshire, England on 24th February, 1917.
Private John Allen Salmon was sent sick to Belton Hospital, Grantham on 9th March, 1917.
Private John Allen Salmon died at 10.15 pm on 2nd April, 1917 at Belton Military Hospital, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England from Cerebro Spinal Fever.
Private John Allen Salmon was buried on 4th April, 1917 in Grantham Cemetery, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England – Plot number Grave No. 31 Section 4 Blue 2 and has a Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone.
From the burial report of Private John Allen Salmon – “Coffin was good, polished Elm with a Military Funeral. The deceased had every possible attention and had he recovered he would probably have had permanent mental trouble.” (Note – the last sentence regarding “permanent mental trouble” was not conveyed to the parents.)
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/grantham.html
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