John Montague EUSTACE MM+Bar

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EUSTACE, John Montague

Service Number:	1032
Enlisted:	19 September 1914, Pontville, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Davenport, Tasmania, 1894
Home Town:	Zeehan, West Coast, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
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World War 1 Service

19 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1032, Pontville, Tasmania
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1032, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1032, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1032, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
10 May 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1032, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (right shoulder)
12 Aug 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1032, 15th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, 2nd occasion - GSW (buttocks)
26 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1032, 15th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood, 3rd occasion
4 Jul 1918:	Honoured Military Medal, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory
8 Aug 1918:	Honoured Military Medal and bar, The Battle of Amiens
24 Jan 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1032, 15th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

"Private John Montague Eustace (wounded) is the youngest son of John and the late Mary Eustace, of Tasmania. He was born at Devonport, Tasmania, and is 20 years of age. He was well known on the west coast of Tasmania, especially at Zeehan and Queenstown. He and his brother Harold enlisted with the second Tasmanian and Queensland contingents respectively." - from the Melbourne Age 31 May 1915 (nla.gov.au)

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