John Bernard GLEESON

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Service Number:	64
Enlisted:	18 September 1914, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 25 February 1887
Home Town:	Gordon, Moorabool, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Mill Hand
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 9 May 1915, aged 28 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 53, Lone Pine Memorial
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

18 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 64, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 64, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 64, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
9 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 64, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, Quinn's Post

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Son of John Gleeson and Ellen Gleeson nee Kennedy of Gordons, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal