John Joseph FACE

FACE, John Joseph

Service Numbers: 609, 609A
Enlisted: 18 April 1915, Emerald, Queensland
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 31st Infantry Battalion
Born: Camden, New South Wales, Australia, 1879
Home Town: Alpha, Barcaldine, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Miner
Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)
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World War 1 Service

18 Apr 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 609, Emerald, Queensland
24 May 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 609, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
24 May 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 609, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane
20 Jul 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 609A, 31st Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right hand
12 Oct 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 609A, 31st Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 609A awm_unit: 31st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-12

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Next of kin given as a friend Mrs T. Dale of the Criterion Hotel, Alpha, QLD later of Newcastle, NSW

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal