John HENDRY

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Service Number:	4729
Enlisted:	19 October 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	North Shields, Northumberland, England, 1897
Home Town:	Peterhead, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia
Schooling:	LeFevres Peninsula School
Occupation:	Boilermaker
Died:	Killed in Action, Villers-Bretonneux, France, 18 July 1918
Cemetery:	Adelaide Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux, France Plot 1, Row C, Grave 8, Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

19 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4729, Adelaide, South Australia
11 Apr 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4729, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
11 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4729, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide

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Arrived in Australia aged 9 years

Son of John Hendry and Emma Hendry of Peterhead, South Australia

Medals: British War Medal. Victory Medal