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NORTHCOTT, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 32 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914, 6 years 9th ALH, as Regt Capt & Adjutant, also in AR9 staff for 2 years as a Lieutenant |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant General |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Creswick, Victoria, 24 March 1890 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Dean State School and Grenville College, Ballarat |
| Occupation: | soldier |
| Died: | Wahroonga, Sydney, NSW, 4 August 1966, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Hobart Roll of Honour, Lindisfarne Officers of the 12th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion, 6 years 9th ALH, as Regt Capt & Adjutant, also in AR9 staff for 2 years as a Lieutenant | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Captain, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW to chest on morning of Anzac landing. Saw no further active part in WWI. | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 12th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 12 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant General, 32 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
WWI: On the morning of 25 April 1915 the 12th landed at Ari Burnu (Anzac Cove), Gallipoli. Almost immediately, Northcott was wounded in the chest by a rifle bullet. He was evacuated to Alexandria, Egypt, and thence to England, and took no further part in the war.
Promoted
Major 1/10/1923
Lt Colonel 1/1/1936
Colonel 13/10/1939
Maj Genral 1/7/1940
WWII: In 1944 Lieutenant General John Northcott CB MVO, Chief of General Staff, Australian Military Forces.
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