LENNON, John Alphonsus
| Service Number: | 1572 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 31 March 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Landsborough, Victoria, Australia, 9 January 1890 |
| Home Town: | Landsborough, Pyrenees, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 9 June 1918, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1572, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1572, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne | |
| 28 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1572, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 22 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 22nd Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 27 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1572, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW legs | |
| 7 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 27 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 Feb 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 May 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Morlancourt |
WW1
The details provided are taken from the book "Stealth Raiders - a few daring men in 1918" written by Lucas Jordan, published 2017, refer to pages 85/6 & 270. Prior to the war he was a school teacher of Stawell Vic. He enlisted 31st Mar 1915 aged 25 years. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant. Unfortunately, he was Killed In Action 9th June 1918. Rest In Peace Lest We Forget
Submitted 2 March 2020 by Maxwell HILL
Biography contributed by Andreena Hockley
"Lieutenant John A. Lennon, formerly a relieving teacher, was killed in action on the 9th of June, 1918, after three years' active service abroad.
He was born at Landsborough on the 9th of January, 1890, and received his education at the local State school. After following various occupations, he took up a course of teaching, and was appointed relieving head teacher at School 3190, Rosebery, in August, 1912, and afterwards had charge of schools at Sandy Creek, Wedderburn, Walpeup, Carapooee, Warngar and Marnoo East, Tatyoon and Kiora, Carapugna West and Cooroopajerrup West. He is recorded as an earnest young teacher of good presence.
He went into camp at Broadmeadows on the 6th of April, 1915, and sailed on the 17th of July of that year. He saw service in Egypt and Gallipoli, and was wounded in France on the 17th of July, 1916, by a piece of shrapnel, which entered his left thigh. He was then invalided to England. There, he attended the Officers School of Instruction at Oxford and gained his lieutenancy, leaving for the front again in August, 1917.
The following account of his death has been received by his sister, Miss Kathleen Lennon, of School 3446, Chipric, near Horsham: "Jack and a sergeant went out to make a raid on the German lines, but were unsuccessful. The sergeant was wounded, and fell in the German lines: but Jack managed to reach his lines. The Germans sent up a flare and located him, then turned their machine gun on him. Two bullets pierced his back, and he died almost instantly. He was buried in the military cemetery the same evening."
Three of his brothers also served."
Source: The Education Department's Record of War Service, Victoria, 1914-1919.
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