John Joseph JAGO

JAGO, John Joseph

Service Number: 6039
Enlisted: 22 March 1916, Warrnambool, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 14th Infantry Battalion
Born: Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town: Warrnambool, Warrnambool, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Mill hand
Died: Killed in Action, Beugnatre, France, 11 April 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

22 Mar 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Warrnambool, Victoria
1 Aug 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6039, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
1 Aug 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6039, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Melbourne

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Biography

"...6039 Private John Joseph Jago, 14th Battalion, a 20 year old mill hand from Warrnambool, Victoria when he enlisted on 22 March 1916. He embarked for overseas with the 19th Reinforcements from Melbourne on 1 August 1916 aboard HMAT Miltiades. Pte Jago was killed in action at Beugnatre, France on 11 April 1917 and his name is inscribed on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France with others who have no known grave..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

"PTE. JOHN J. JAGO.

Private John Joseph Jago was the eldest son of Mrs. J. Jago, of Japan-street, and the last J. Jago, of Casady's Bridge. He was reported missing after the big engagement on 11th April last, but official word was received by his mother through the Rev. W. Edgar Wood, on the 27th November, that he was killed in that battle. Pte. Jago was employed at the Warrnamnbool Woollen Mill for four years prior to enlistment, and his genial dispositionl made him a general favorite with his fellow employes, amongst whom he was regarded as "one of the best." His chief aim in life was to stand by his widowed mother and his younger brothers and sisters. His name appears on the Honor Roll of St. George's Church of England, East Warrannmbool, and on a recent Sunday evening suitable reference was made to his lamented death. He enlisted in March, 1916, and saw constant service from then until he received his fatal wound." - from the Warrnambool Standard 22 Dec 1917 (nla.gov.au)

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