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SLY, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2288 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 May 1916, Enlisted at Kalgoolie, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Boulder City, Western Australia, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Yea, Murrindindi, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Roman Catholic Convent School, Boulder City, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 4 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boulder Goldfields First Enlistments WWI Roll of Honor, Boulder Roll of Honor, Boulder Roll of Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2288, 44th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kalgoolie, WA | |
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| 13 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2288, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2288, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Macquarie, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Attestation paper has him being born at Yea, Victoria in other document he is reported to have been born in Boulder City, WA
Son of Benjamin and Mary Doherty Sly of Boulder, WA
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal