CONDON, John Denis
| Service Number: | 4762 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tower Hill Victoria, 19 May 1867 |
| Home Town: | Prahran, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Koroit State School |
| Occupation: | Tailor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Messines Belgium, 11 June 1917, aged 50 years |
| Cemetery: |
Messines Ridge British Cemetery Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Messines, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4762, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 14 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4762, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 14 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 46th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4762, 46th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, KIA 11th June 1917 | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4762, 46th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
4762 Private John Denis Condon, 46th Battalion AIF, enlisted on the 20 August 1915, seven months after his son, and was on active service in France with the 14th Battalion AIF when their son was killed. The father himself was wounded at Pozieres by shrapnel in the left foot, later rejoining his battalion and was killed in action at Messines, at the age of 50, on the 11 June 1917. When he enlisted he understated his age by about 5 years. His wife wrote upon his roll of honour circular, “We are all proud to know that old as he was he served without a break until he was wounded in September, returning to duty about a fortnight later, and serving until he was killed in June.” John Condon was buried in the Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium.
Their son Richard had been killed at Pozieres in August 1916.
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