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FACE, John Joseph
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 609, 609A |
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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) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
18 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 609, Emerald, Queensland | |
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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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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