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MANTON, John Edward
Personal Details
Service Number: | 217 |
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Enlisted: | 1 September 1914 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 25 July 1894 |
Home Town: | Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Newtown Public School and Randwick Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Clerk |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 22 July 1916, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
1 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
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18 Oct 1914: | Involvement 217, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
18 Oct 1914: | Embarked 217, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
22 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 217, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 217 awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-22 |
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