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MONCRIEFF, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6046 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 April 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Edinburgh, Scotland, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Benjeroop, Gannawarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Groom |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 27 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Benjeroop Memorial Gates, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6046, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 6046, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 6046, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John and Jemima Moncrieff of Joppa, Edinburgh, Scotland; brother of A.H. Moncrieff of Gormanston, Tasmania
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal