MOUNTJOY, John Adam
Service Number: | 1599 |
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Enlisted: | 4 January 1916, Perth, WA |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Middle Swan, Midland Junction, Western Australia, 1894 |
Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Middle Swan, Western Australia |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 28 June 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Swanleigh St. Mary's Church HR WW1, Swanleigh St. Mary's Church HR WW1Fallen |
World War 1 Service
22 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1599, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
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22 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1599, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Fremantle | |
4 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1599, 11th Infantry Battalion, Perth, WA |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
NOTE: The Family Name was incorrectly transcribed on the Embarkation Roll as ATNUNTJOY. The Family Name as recorded in the official Attestation & Enlistment papers is MOUNTJOY. The record on this site has been amended to accord with the Service Record. Correction made by RSL Virtual War Memorial Chief Moderator, June 2016.
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
John Adam MOUNTJOY was born in Middle Swan, Midland Junction, Western Australia in 1894
His parents were David Henry MOUNTJOY & Eliza Jane Passmore HOOPER
Before enlisting in WW1 he had served with the Citizen Forces in Perth with the 88th Infantry