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DEACON, Sydney James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3727 |
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| 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) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3727, 10th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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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