ANNEAR, John William
| Service Numbers: | 759, 6214 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 February 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Train |
| Born: | Gisborne, Victoria, 15 February 1897 |
| Home Town: | Windsor, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Memorials: | Gisborne State School Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Mar 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 759, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 759, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 5 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria | |
| 5 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6214, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 11 Sep 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 6214, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' |
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| 11 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6214, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 8 Jan 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6214, Tunnelling Companies | |
| 2 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6214, 7th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918 | |
| 7 May 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6214, 2nd Divisional Train | |
| 19 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 6214, 1st Divisional Train | |
| 29 Mar 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6214, 1st Divisional Train | |
| 9 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
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Father Frederick L Annear and Mother Caroline May Annear, and
Sister Irene Marion Annear; living at 76 Peel Street, Windsor, Victoria.
(22/2/1923 mother moved to 254 Drummond St, Carlton, Victoria).
Next of kin in service:
Brother 6952 Private Charles Frederick Annear (28 years old)
(prior to embarking, last lived at 76 Peel Street, Windsor, VIC)
12/10/1916 enlisted in Melbourne
23/11/1916 embarked on board HMAT Hororata A20
26/4/1918 killed in action at Hamel
buried in Caestre Military Cemetery, Caestre, France
John was described on enlisting as 18 years 1 month old; single;
5' 8 3/4" tall; 10 stone 10 lbs; fresh complexion; blue eyes; brown hair;
"J" tatoo on left forarm and another tattoo on left wrist; Church of England
Service #759 - John Annear
18/3/1915 Enlisted in Melbourne, Victoria
1/5/1915 Commanding Officer appointed John to D Company,
22nd Battalion, Broadmeadows Camp
10/5/1915 Embarked at Port Melbourne on board HMAT A38 Ulysses
as a Private in D Company, 22nd Infantry Battalion, 6th Infantry Brigade
15/8/1915 Returned to Australia on board Hospital Ship HMAT A32 Themistocles
ex Suez, Egypt
29/8/1915 transferred to Base Details
8/2/1916 Discharged - medical unfit
Married Elsie Maud Annear, living at 16 Eureka Street, North Richmond, VIC.
Previous service: 328 days in AIF
Service #6214 - John William Annear
Described on "2nd enlisting" as 19 years old; married; 5' 8 1/2" tall; 10 stone
13 lbs; fresh complexion; blue eyes; brown hair; "J" tatoo on left forarm;
Church of England
5/2/1916 Enlisted in Prahran, Melbourne, Victoria
5/2-9/3/1916 16th Depot Battalion, Bendigo
10-30/3/1916 16th reinforcements/7th Battalion, Broadmeadows Camp
30/3-21/7/1916 Langwarrin Camp
8/9/1916 Commanding Officer appointed John to 20th reinforcements,
7th Infantry Battalion, Castlemaine Camp
11/9/1916 Embarked from Port Melbourne, Victoria on board HMAT Euripides A14
as a Private with 20th reinforcements, 7th Infantry Battalion
26/10/1916 disembarked into Plymouth, England
30/10/1916 marched out to 2nd Training Battalion
16/11/1916 proceeded overseas to France to join unit, on board SS Victoria,
from Folkestone, England
4/12/1916 taken on strength into 7th Infantry Battlion (from reinforcements)
20/12/1916 admitted sick (trench feet) to hospital
19/1/1917 transferred to 4th Command Depot - trench feet, Havre, France
18/2/1917 transferred to hospital, Etaples, France
8/3/1917 rejoined unit in France
12/3/1917 detached from 7th Infantry Battalion for duty with 2nd Australian
Light Train Battalion, France
10/9/1917 admitted to hospital - accidental injury
16/11/1917 rejoined unit
8/1/1918 detached from 7th Infantry Battalion for duty with 177th Tunnelling
Company
28/1/1918 rejoined 7th Infantry Battalion
The 7th Infantry Battalion spent much of ensuing winter in the Ypres mud.
In March and April 1918 the 7th helped stop the German spring offensive in northern
France and later participated in the Allies' own great offensive of 1918.
15/3/1918 accidental injury - left side of chest
18/3/1918 evacuated to hospital
25/3/1918 rejoined unit in France
7/5/1918 transferred to 2nd Australian Light Train Battalion, France
23/8/1918 wounded on action - remained on duty
19/11/1918 transferred from 2nd Australian Light Train Battalion to
No.3 Company, AAPC, 1st Division Train in France
19/11/1918 Promoted to Driver
29/3/1919 reverted to rank of Private
3/4/1919 Embarked for England, ex Havre, France
4/4/1919 disembarked into Southampton, England
20/5/1919 Embarked on board Nestor, ex Liverpool, for return to Australia
2/7/1919 disembarked into Australia
9/8/1919 discharged from service in AIF
Medals:
British War medal (53322) and Victory medal (52187)
12/8/1920 Son - Leonard Jack Annear
25/10/1941 Leonard Jack Annear enlisted in WWII (#NX49646)
a Private in 2nd/19th Autralian Infantry Battalion
20/2/1945 Died in illness as a POW in service - Borneo, Malaya
2/12/1953 John was living at 31 Edgeware Road, Enmore, NSW.
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 9/5/2015. Lest we forget.
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