JUST, John Clay
| Service Number: | 129 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launceston, Tas., 1888 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Master Mariner |
| Died: | Roseville, NSW, 4 July 1937, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 129, 5th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 129, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 129, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne |
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CAPTAIN J. C. JUST.
Captain John Clay Just, who died at Roseville on Sunday, aged 49 years, left Melbourne with the first Australian contingent, and was wounded shortly after the landing at Gallipoli
After service in France, he transferred to the British Navy, and served in one of the "mystery ships" until the close of the war On returning to Australia, he joined the lighthouse service, and was master of the Cape York until he became nautical surveyor under the Commonwealth Government in this capacity, he was transferred to Sydney 18 months ago.
Mrs Just and one daughter survive him. The funeral took place yesterday afternoon at the Northern Suburbs crematorium, where the service was conducted by the Rev. Dr. G. R S.
Reid, of the Roseville Presbyterian Church.