John BOGGS

BOGGS, John

Service Number: 1782
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
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World War 1 Service

18 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1782, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Perth, WA
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

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Biography 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