ROUTLEDGE, John
| Service Number: | 1558 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Manchester, England, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 19 May 1915, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Nov 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, HMAT Runic | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 1558, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1558, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Enlisted under alias of Albert Baswick
Post war investigation revealed that Pte Albert Baswick, coach trimmer, enlisted at Oaklands, South Australia and embarked from Melbourne on HMAT Runic on 27 /11/1914;
Albert Baswick was an alias of John Routledge, son of Thomas and L Caroline Routledge, of 4 Holt Terrace, Shell Street, Stanley Grove, Manchester, England. (stated by AWM).
19/5/1915 Killed in action
buried by: Chaplain J C McPhee
buried in: Divisional Cemetery, Shrapnel Gully, GALLIPOLI
later buried in: Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli
Commenced - sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 23/2/2015. Lest we forget.
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