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HURST, John Edward

Service Number:	1463
Enlisted:	9 August 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Second Class Air Mechanic
Last Unit:	Australian Flying Corps (AFC)
Born:	Burnie, Tasmania, Australia, 1887
Home Town:	Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Baker
Died:	Illness - Bronchial Pneumonia, Le Treport, France, 28 November 1918
Cemetery:	Mont Huon Military Cemetery, le Treport, France Plot 1X, Row B, Grave 7B, Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, Haute-Normandie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

9 Aug 1916:	Enlisted Second Class Air Mechanic, 1463, Enlisted at Melbourne
11 May 1917:	Involvement 1463, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
11 May 1917:	Embarked 1463, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne
28 Nov 1918:	Involvement 1463, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1463 awm_unit: No. 3 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps awm_rank: Air Mechanic Class II awm_died_date: 1918-11-28

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of James Hurst of Swan Hill, Victoria

Medal: British War Medal, Victory Medal