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DEMPSEY, John Valentine

Service Numbers:	SN 6233, 6233
Enlisted:	25 March 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Port Augusta West, South Australia, Australia, 14 February 1885
Home Town:	Port Vincent, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 1 March 1917, aged 32 years
Cemetery:	Martinpuich British Cemetery Location: Pas de Calais, France Number of casualties: 106 Row B, Grave 4, Martinpuich British Cemetery, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Vincent War Memorial

World War 1 Service

25 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 6233, 27th Infantry Battalion
28 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 6233, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
28 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 6233, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide
1 Mar 1917:	Involvement Private, 6233, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6233 awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-03-01

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Biography contributed by Heather Ernszt

Eldest son of William Charles DEMPSEY and Isabella CRABB