LINDSAY, John Glendenning
| Service Number: | 2189 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 February 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Adelaide, South Australia, 7 April 1891 |
| Home Town: | Hawker, Flinders Ranges, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Mount Hawker public School |
| Occupation: | Cashier |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 26 July 1916, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Daours, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hawker Residents of Hawker Honour Roll, Hawker Walk of Honour, Hawker War Memorial Park, Hawker and District WW1 Roll of Honor, Port Adelaide St Paul's Church Memorial Alcove |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2189, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 23 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2189, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2189, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 26 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2189, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2189 awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-26 |
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"LATE LCE.-CPL. LINDSAY.
The death on the field of honour of Lce.-Cpl. J. G. (Jack) Lindsay, of the 10th Battalion, is reported. The late Lce.-Cpl. Lindsay was the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Lindsay, of Hawker, and was the first to volunteer from that town. Prior to enlisting, he was in the employ of Messrs. Harris, Scarfe, & Co. as assistant cashier. He was a member for some years of St. Paul's Choir, and was Secretary of the Church of England Men's Society at Port Adelaide. He enlisted in February, 1915, and reached Gallipoli about August 3. He served there until the evacuation. He fell on July 21. During the time he was on active service (17 months), he did not have a day's illness." - from the Adelaide Register 16 Aug 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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