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DESMOND, John Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3795 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 March 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 1873 |
| Home Town: | Maitland, Maitland Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, At sea on board HMAT Miltiades odd Chebec, At sea (HMAT Miltiades A28), Belgium, 8 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3795, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 24 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3795, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 3795, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Margaret Desmond of Bonnar Street, West Maitland, NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal