John EMSLIE

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Service Number:	4695
Enlisted:	6 January 1916, Place of Enlistment Longreach, Queensland.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	25th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Cairns, , Queensland, Australia, 3 May 1890
Home Town:	Ilfracombe, Longreach, Queensland
Schooling:	State School, Cairns,, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer .
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 27 March 1917, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension VI,Row E, Grave No 22., Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Dernancourt, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ilfracombe District Honour Roll, Ilfracombe Memorial Rotunda, Longreach War Memorial

6 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4695, 25th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment Longreach, Queensland.
12 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 4695, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
12 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 4695, 25th Infantry Battalion, RMS Mooltan, Sydney
9 Mar 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4695, 25th Infantry Battalion

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