EASON, John Alfred
| Service Number: | 1254 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 August 1915, An original of D Company |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hay, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Hay, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Hay Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 8 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Bapaume Australian Cemetery Row A, Grave No. 4, Bapaume Australian Cemetery, Bapaume, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Carrathool Public School WW1 Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1254, 30th Infantry Battalion, An original of D Company | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1254, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1254, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 8 Apr 1917: | Involvement Bombardier, 1254, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1254 awm_unit: 55th Australian Field Artillery Battery awm_rank: Bombardier awm_died_date: 1917-04-08 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Riverine Grazier (Hay, NSW) 7 August 1917.
'Mrs. Eason, of Wantwood, has received a letter from Lieut. Frank Butterworth, from 'France,' in which that officer expresses his sympathy, and the sympathy of the battalion, at the loss of her son, Jack. Lieutenant Butterworth says, "I made inquiries and found that his battery had just finished firing when the Germans got their range and a shell landed in the trench where they were resting. Jack was killed instantly. Although it is twelve months since he left the battalion he is still spoken of as one of the best. He was very popular while he was amongst us here, and was, I believe, equally popular amongst the men of his battery. He was getting on very well with his work, being marked for further promotion very shortly.' Lieut. Butterworth also, said that he (Jack Eason) was buried in the Bapaume Australian cemetery, and the men of his battery had put a very neat cross over his grave.