MINNIS, John Andrew
| Service Number: | 173 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Petersham,New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Burwood, Burwood, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Engineer for NSW Railways |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 23 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burwood Memorial Arch, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Haymarket Railways Traffic Branch Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 173 | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement 173, 1st Field Ambulance, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked 173, 1st Field Ambulance, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 23 Sep 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Appointed Temporary Corporal in Mudros on the Greek island of Lemnos. | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 173, 1st Field Ambulance, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 173 awm_unit: 1st Australian Field Ambulance awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-07-23 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Oakes
John Andrew MINNIS (Service Number 173) was born in 1890 in Petersham, Sydney. On his enlistment forms he stated that he was a motor engineer. He was given leave from the Railways on 24th August 1914, when he enlisted in the AIF. He then embarked at Sydney on 20th October 1914 on HMAT A14 ‘Euripides’.
On 5th April 1915, he proceeded to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces at the Gallipoli Peninsula. He was admitted to hospital not long after on Gallipoli on 1st July 1915.
He was discharged on the same day. On 23rd September 1915, he was appointed Temporary Corporal in Mudros on the Greek island of Lemnos. Two months later, he was promoted to Sergeant. He was still in Mudros at the time.
After embarking at Lemnos, he disembarked at Alexandria (Egypt) on 7th January 1916. He proceeded to join the British Expeditionary Forces, disembarking at Marseilles on 28th March 1916.
After four months in the field in France, he was killed in action on 23rd July 1916.
Not many details are recorded of his death, but was 26 when he died. He is commemorated at Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France.
Following his death, his mother was sent some of his personal items, including letters, photos, a writing pad, and a medal. She also received his medals – the 1914/15 Star, the British War Medal, and the Victory Medal.
- based on the Australian War Memorial Honour Roll and notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board.
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