John Hastings RIORDAN

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Service Number:	980
Enlisted:	7 March 1915, Liverpool
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	18th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bendemeer, New South Wales, Australia, 7 May 1887
Home Town:	Bendemeer, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Bendemeer Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 22 August 1915, aged 28 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendemeer & District Memorial Gates, Bendemeer Public School Great War Roll of Honour, Bendemeer War Memorial Park, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Tamworth ANZAC Park Memorial Gates

7 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 980, 18th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool
25 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 980, 18th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
25 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 980, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
22 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 980, 18th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli

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