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BOGGS, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1782 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 January 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Evish, Strabane, County Tyrone, Ireland, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Legfordrum School, County Tyrone, Ireland |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Gallipoli.Turkey Special Memorial, Row A 38 Headstone inscription reads: Their glory shall not be blotted out , Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle 849 Memorial, Haymarket C and W Department Employees Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1782, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 19 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1782, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1782, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 22 years
Son of James and Catherine Boggs of Evish, Strabane, County Tyrone, Ireland
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal