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GRAVES, John Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 650 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, January 1892 |
| Home Town: | Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour, Lindisfarne Officers of the 12th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll, Peterborough 'LOCO' S.A.R. Roll of Honor, Peterborough St Anacletus Catholic Church Honour Board WW1, Peterborough War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 650, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 17 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 650, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Melbourne | |
| 17 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 650, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 6 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 14 Dec 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 650, 12th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
About Jack
John Joseph (Jack) was born on 17-01-1892 in Broken Hill NSW and married Amy Isabel Macalister nee Flood in Lismore NSW on 10-8-1925. Jack and Amy had one child, Norma Newman nee Graves. Jack was the first Custodian of The Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park Sydney. He died in Sydney on16-3-1937 and was cremated in Northern Suburbs Crematorium. Later Amy moved to South Australia and died in 1970.
Submitted 24 May 2024 by Bernard Graves