John DE WATER

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Service Number:	502
Enlisted:	25 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	London, England, 1883
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	County School, London, England
Occupation:	Builder Broker
Died:	Killed In Action, Gallipoli, 6 August 1915
Cemetery:	Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Special Memorial, Row A, Grave 8 Headstone inscription reads: Their glory shall not be blotted out
Memorials:

25 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 502, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Driver, 502, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Driver, 502, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
1 Dec 1914:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4th Infantry Battalion
4 Apr 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 4th Infantry Battalion
26 Apr 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4th Infantry Battalion, At Gallipoli
6 Aug 1915:	Involvement Sergeant, 502, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 502 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-08-06

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Son of John De Water of Parkhurst, Johannesburg, South Africa

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Previously served in the South African Constabulary

Served and apprenticeship in cabinet making in London, England for 3 years