SLADE, John
| Service Number: | 18175 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Army Medical Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Memorials: | Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Bendigo St. John's Presbyterian Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Aug 1917: | Involvement Private, 18175, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
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| 8 Aug 1917: | Embarked Private, 18175, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Anchises, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Larna Malone
John Slade was born in Bendigo. He and his wife, Emilie Augusta (known as Amelia) Slade, lived in View St, Bendigo. The family later moved to 232 Valentine Street, Bendigo.
John volunteered for service on 30.11.16, aged 44 years and 7 months. His two sons were already serving with the AIF. He was a Grocer, 5’ 9¼” in height, with a fair complexion, steel blue eyes and iron grey hair. He attested on 1.12.16 and entered the Recruit Company at Royal Park on 5.12.16. He was appointed to the Field Artillery Reinforcements at Maribyrnong on 8.1.17. He was stationed at Royal Park from 19.1.17. On 20.3.17 he was transferred to No 5 Australian General Hospital. He was appointed to the Army Medical Corps on 30.7.17 and moved to the Clearing Hospital at Seymour. He embarked for overseas on 8.8.17 with Service No. 18175.
He disembarked in England on 2.10.17 and moved to the Army Medical Corps Training Depot. On 2.11.17 he embarked for France and joined the 6th Field Ambulance. (20.11.17)
He was admitted to hospital suffering from Pyrexia of Unknown Origin on 24.11.17, re- joining his unit on 12.12.17. On 25.10.18 he was admitted to hospital with Scabies (i.e. skin infestation caused by very small mites). He re-joined his unit on 8.11.18. Later in the same month he was given a period of Leave to England, but became ill whilst on Leave and was admitted to hospital on 1. 12.18, suffering from Myalgia (i.e. muscle pain). He was discharged from hospital on 28.1.19 but was soon re-admitted, suffering from Influenza, Bronchitis, Myalgia and Debility. (15.2.19.) He embarked for Australia on 24.3.19.
“The Men Listed on the Roll of Honor, St John’s Presbyterian Church, Bendigo”: Larna Malone