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MORT, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 330 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wigan, Lancashire, England, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway porter |
| Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, S.A. Railway Goods Dept. Mile End Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 330, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 330, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 330, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide | |
| 28 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 330, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW left hand. Date not certain but before 4 May. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Glenunga International High School
Joseph Mort was born in Wigan, England in 1884. By 1914 he was working as a railway porter in Adelaide. He enlisted in the 10th Battalion as a private with the first intake in August 1914 and embarked for Egypt on the Ascanius in October. He appears to have served on Gallipoli and, at some point prior to 4 May 1915, received a wound in his left hand which led to the loss of his thumb. Mort never returned to active service but was returned to Australia and discharged on 31 March 1916. His name is listed on the Adelaide Railways Honour Board.