John Baldwin MEREDITH DSO

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Service Numbers:	Not yet discovered
Enlisted:	18 September 1914
Last Rank:	Brigadier General
Last Unit:	4th Light Horse Brigade HQ
Born:	Derrylough, Rosenaillis, Queen's County, Ireland, 11 November 1864
Home Town:	Raymond Terrace, Port Stephens Shire, New South Wales
Schooling:	Arlington House, Portarlington, Queen's County, Ireland
Occupation:	Medical Practitioner
Died:	Natural causes, Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 1 January 1942, aged 77 years
Cemetery:	Newcastle Memorial Park (fmly Beresfield Crematorium) Cremated - Rose D 2/10
Memorials:	Raymond Terrace War Memorial

18 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney
1 Jan 1917:	Honoured Companion of the Distinguished Service Order
3 Jan 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Brigadier General, 4th Light Horse Brigade HQ

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