BABBAGE, John
| Service Number: | 5789 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Burrington, Devon, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Arawata, South Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 15 March 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension Grave VI. D. 31. INSCRIPTION LOVED HUSBAND OF BEATRICE OF ARAWATA SON OF JAMES BABBAGE OF DEVON , Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Dernancourt, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Korumburra War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5789, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5789, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 36 and the son of James and Elizabeth Babbage and husband of Beatrice McBain Babbage of Aeawata, Victoria, Australia.
His brother fell while serving with British forces- he was Private Gilbert Pridham Babbage of the 1st Battalion, the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry-died 21 August 1918 aged 24.
Both are honoured on the BURRINGTON - WORLD WAR 1 BRASS MEMORIAL in the Church of All Saints.
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Sergeant Lionel William Loveband of the 6th Light Horse Regiment is also commemorated on the Burrington War Memorial. He too was one two bothers who fell.
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Mar 1881 BABBAGE John S. Molton 5b 443
Obituary 05 Apr 1917 The Western Times
http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000265/19170405/081/0007
CENSUS 1881
Burrington, Devon, England
James Babbage Head 28 Burrington, Devon,
Elizabeth Babbage Wife 29 Highbickington, Devon,
James Babbage Son 6 Burrington, Devon, England
Mary C W Babbage Daughter 5 Burrington, Devon, England
Annie Babbage Daughter 2 Burrington, Devon, England
John Babbage Son 0 Burrington, Devon, England
William Smith Servant 16 Burrington, Devon, England
Mary A Webber Servant 14 Burrington, Devon, England
1891 CENSUS Burrington, Devon,
James F Babbage Head 38 Devonshire
Elizabeth Babbage Wife 39 Devonshire
James Babbage Son 16 Devonshire
Mary E W Babbage Daughter 15 Devonshire
Annie Babbage Daughter 12 Devonshire.
John Babbage Son 10 Devonshire.
Elizabeth P Babbage Daughter 8 Devonshire.
Percival W Babbage Son 3 Devonshire.
CENSUS-31 Mar 1901 Burrington, Devon, England,
James Ford Babbage Head 48 Burrington, Devonshire
Elizabeth Babbage Wife 49 Highbickington, Devonshire
James Babbage Son 26 Burrington, Devonshire
Mary Elizabeth Webber Babbage Daughter 25 Burrington, Devonshire
Annie Babbage Daughter 22 Burrington, Devonshire
John Babbage Son 20 Burrington, Devonshire
Percy William Babbage Son 13 Burrington, Devonshire
Herbert Ford Babbage Son 6 Burrington, Devonshire
Gilbert Pridham Babbage Son 6 Burrington, Devonshire
Herbert Samuel Drew Servant 23 Exeter, Devonshire
IN 1911, JOHN WAS A FARMER’S SON AGED 30 WORKING ON FARM
1911 CENSUS Burrington, Devon, England, United Kingdom
James Ford Babbage 58 Burrington, Devonshire
Mary Elizabeth Webber Babbage Daughter 35 Burrington, Devonshire
John Babbage Son 30 Burrington, Devonshire
Elizabeth Pridham Babbage Daughter 28 Burrington, Devonshire
Percival William Babbage Son 23 Burrington, Devonshire
Herbert Ford Babbage Son16 Burrington, Devonshire
Gilbert Pridham Babbage Son16 Burrington, Devonshire
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