SEEGER, John Alfred
Service Numbers: | 1085, 1193 |
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Enlisted: | 29 September 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | London, England, 1883 |
Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Row L, Grave 17, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
29 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1085, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1193, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1193, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
25 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1085, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1085 awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-04-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his brother Thomas Seeger who was reputed to be serving in the Royal Navy but no trace of him could found by the Admiralty. Other possible brothers, Arthur E. Seeger, who was reported to be living in Brisbane and Leonard Seeger who was living in Albany, WA but neither was proven
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal