John McDonald STEWART MM

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Service Numbers:	1743, 1743A
Enlisted:	18 February 1916
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	53rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Taree, New South Wales, Australia, 22 June 1893
Home Town:	Taree, Greater Taree, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Horseman
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 24 April 1918, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Taree War Memorial Clock Tower

18 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1743, 53rd Infantry Battalion
14 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 1743, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
14 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 1743, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
1 Oct 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 53rd Infantry Battalion
12 Jan 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 53rd Infantry Battalion
27 Apr 1917:	Honoured Military Medal
28 May 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 53rd Infantry Battalion
27 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1743A, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood, Shell wound chest and neck
24 Apr 1918:	Involvement Sergeant, 1743A, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1743A awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-04-24

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