John Stewart WEST MM

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Service Number:	4228
Enlisted:	20 September 1915, Enlisted in Rockhampton
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	26th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Stanwell, Queensland, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Mount Morgan, Rockhampton, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 5 May 1972, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Rockhampton Crematorium Garden of Remembrance
Memorials:	Aramac War Memorial

20 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4228, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in Rockhampton
28 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 4228, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
28 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 4228, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Brisbane
15 May 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4228, 26th Infantry Battalion, Returned to Australia
21 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4228, 26th Infantry Battalion
10 Oct 1919:	Honoured Military Medal, During the attack east of MONT ST. QUENTIN near PERONNE on 2nd September 1918, this N.C.O. while in charge of the Battalion Runners, repeatedly carried messages over ground swept by artillery and machine gun fire, thus maintaining communication between the Battalion and its Companies during a most important period of the battle. During these journeys he was able, by the exhibition of keen powers of observation, to gain most valuable information, which he imparted to his Battalion Commander and the Company Commanders.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 115 Date: 10 October 1919

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