Sydney James DEACON

DEACON, Sydney James

    Service Number: 3727
    Enlisted: 9 July 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 10th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Adelaide, South Australia, 2 February 1883
    Home Town: Plympton, City of West Torrens, South Australia
    Schooling: Sturt Street State School
    Occupation: Sand Carter
    Died: Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 25 July 1916, aged 33 years
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Plympton District Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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    World War 1 Service

    9 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3727, 10th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, South Australia
    2 Dec 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3727, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
    2 Dec 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3727, 10th Infantry Battalion, RMS Malwa, Adelaide
    25 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3727, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Richard Deacon and Emily Deacon nee Price of Adelaide. Brother of Elizabeth Jane Deacon, Emily Ann Deacon, Thomas Richard Deacon, Walter Henry Deacon, George Louis Deacon, Ernest John Deacon and Charlotte May Deacon

    Husband of Ethel Deacon nee Baldock. Sydney and Ethel were married on 8 March 1905 at Ethel's residence of Beckman Street, Plympton, SA

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

    Biography

    Embarkation Roll (www.awm.gov.au) incorrectly spells Pte. Deacon's surname "Dearon"

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