John Edward LOUGHLIN MM

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Service Number:	2171
Enlisted:	2 July 1915
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	15th Light Trench Mortar Battery
Born:	Whroo, Victoria, Australia, 1887
Home Town:	Collingwood, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Boot finisher
Died:	West Preston, Victoria, Australia, 2 April 1946, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria
Memorials:

2 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2171, 5th Infantry Battalion
15 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2171, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
15 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2171, 5th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Melbourne
17 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Light Trench Mortar Battery
27 Feb 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 15th Light Trench Mortar Battery
18 Sep 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 15th Light Trench Mortar Battery
12 Jun 1917:	Honoured Military Medal
2 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2171, 15th Light Trench Mortar Battery

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John was born in Whroo in 1887 the son of William Frederick Loughlin and Elizabeth Burge.

He married Elsie Letitia Bridges in 1920 and was the father of three children.