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MARSH, John James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1707 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Hemmant, Queensland, July 1893 |
| Home Town: | Hemmant, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Hemmant State School |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Palestine, Belgium, 6 November 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Beersheba War Cemetery Beersheba War Cemetery, Beersheba, Israel, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1707, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 21 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1707, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1707, 5th Light Horse Regiment, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney | |
| 21 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 5 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1707, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Battle of Beersheba, Shrapnel wound (abdomen) | |
| 6 Nov 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1707, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Battle of Beersheba, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1707 awm_unit: 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-11-06 |
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"...1707 Lance Corporal John James Marsh, 5th Light Horse Regiment from Murraria, Queensland. A 21 year old grocer prior to enlisting on 18 August 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 11th Reinforcements from Sydney on 21 October 1915 aboard HMAT Hawkes Bay. He served with the regiment in the Middle East where he was wounded in action at Gaza and died on 6 November 1917. L Cpl Marsh is buried in the Beersheba War Cemetery, Israel." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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