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DEACON, John Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 16998 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 March 1916, Townsville, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Brigade Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 9 May 1895 |
| Home Town: | West End, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Townsville Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 3 June 1958, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bowen General Cemetery, Qld Monumental Section 1 03.05.07, Grave 2396 |
| Memorials: | Townsville Grammar School WWI Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 16998, 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance , Townsville, Qld. | |
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| 10 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 16998, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 16998, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Field Ambulance, HMAT Boorara, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William Deacon, Macrossan Street, West End, Townsville, Queensland
Husband of Olivia Elizabeth DEACON nee O'NEILL
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