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DELO, John Alfred Alston
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7960 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Stepney, South Australia, 3 December 1897 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Flinders Street Public School and Christian Brothers College, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk (S.A.R.) |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Flers, France, 14 January 1917, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bulls Road Cemetery, Flers Plot III, Row K, Grave No. 25 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Gilles Street Primary School WW1 Honour Roll (New), Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, S.A. Railway Goods Dept. Mile End Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7960, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7960, 1st Australian General Hospital, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7960, 1st Australian General Hospital, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 8 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Field Ambulance | |
| 14 Jan 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 7960, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7960 awm_unit: 11th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-01-14 |
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Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
"DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE
DELO. —On the 14th January, killed in action, abroad, Gunner J. A. Delo (Jack), aged 19, dearly loved youngest son of J. H. and E. M. E. Delo, late employe South Australian railways. Nearer, my God, to Thee. His duty done.—Inserted by his sorrowing father, mother, and sister." - from the Adelaide Advertiser 07 Feb 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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