John Motley (Jack ) ATHERTON

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Service Number:	377
Enlisted:	1 September 1914, Place of Enlistment, Rockhampton, Queensland.
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 6 March 1895
Home Town:	Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland
Schooling:	Rockhampton Grammar School, The Southport School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Chemist
Died:	Drowning , At Sea, 1 July 1942, aged 47 years
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	The Southport School Honour Roll

1 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 377, 9th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Rockhampton, Queensland.
24 Sep 1914:	Involvement Private, 377, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: ''
24 Sep 1914:	Embarked Private, 377, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane
16 May 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, 377, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW Upper Arm
27 Aug 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, Acting Sergeant.
27 Aug 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 9th Infantry Battalion, Being Appointed a Commission in the Royal Flying Corps.
31 Aug 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant

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