TRENGOVE, John Henry
| Service Number: | 1723 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 15 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Chute, Victoria, Australia, 13 December 1880 |
| Home Town: | Beaufort, Pyrenees, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Chute, Victoria Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Dropsy Peritoneum, Illness, United KingdoMilitary Hospital at Fovant, Wiltshire, Englandm, United Kingdom, France, 27 April 1918, aged 37 years |
| Cemetery: |
Compton Chamberlayne Cemetery Compton Chamberlayne Cemetery, Compton Chamberlayne, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beaufort War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1723, 39th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 27 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1723, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 27 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1723, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 16 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 39th Infantry Battalion | |
| 27 Apr 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 1723, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1723 awm_unit: 39th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-04-27 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 38 and the son of James and Ellen Louisa Trengove.
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 27th April......Corporal John Henry Trengove was born at Chute, Victoria in 1880. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 3rd March, 1916 as a 36 year old, single, Farmer from Beaufort, Victoria.
Private Trengove arrived in England for further training then proceeded to France on 23rd November, 1916. He was promoted to Tenporary Corporal then Corporal on 16th September, 1917 with 39th Battalion.
Corporal Trengove was transferred on 1st October, 1917 to 10th Training Battalion in England. He was attached for duty on 3rd October, 1917 as Permanent Cadre of 10th Training Battalion at Durrington, Wiltshire, England.
Corporal Trengove was sent sick to Fovant Hospital on 14th February, 1918 where he was operated on for Ascites (fluid in abdomen) & remained in hospital for 72 days.
Corporal John Henry Trengove died at 5.15 p.m. on 27th April, 1918 at the Military Hospital at Fovant, Wiltshire, England from Dropsy Peritoneum.
Cpl Trengrove was buried in Compton Chamberlayne Cemetery, Wiltshire. There are 28 WW1 Australian Soldiers buried in Compton Chamberlayne Cemetery.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/compton-chamberlayne.ht…
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