LAW, John Allen
| Service Number: | 2777 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 June 1915, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Albany, Western Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Southern Cross, Yilgarn, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Guildford CofE Grammar School, State School Southern Cross |
| Occupation: | Agriculture student/Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Guildford Grammar School War Memorial, Kalgoorlie St John's Anglican Church Honour Roll, Narrogin War Memorial, Southern Cross Christ Church Honour Roll, Southern Cross State School Honor Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2777, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2777, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2777, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Fremantle | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2777, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Mouquet Farm, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2777 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-09-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...2777 Sergeant John Allen Law, 51st Battalion from Southern Cross, Western Australia. An 18 year old farmer prior to enlisting on 21 June 1915, he embarked for overseas as a Private with the 9th Reinforcements of the 11th Battalion from Fremantle, Western Australia on 5 October 1915 aboard HMAT Hororata. On arrival in Egypt, he transferred to the 51st Battalion and was promoted to Sergeant. While serving in France, he was killed in action at Mouquet Farm on 3 September 1916. Sgt Law 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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