John Henry VIRTUE

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Service Numbers:	6039, 6093
Enlisted:	20 March 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Hay, New South Wales, Australia, 1958, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

20 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6039, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
22 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 6093, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
22 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 6093, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney
26 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6039, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Son of William Virtue and Ellen Catherine Warke formerly Virtue nee McGuire of Austin Street, Footscray, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia 31 May 1919 aboard HT Aeneas disembarking on 12 July 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

In November1923 John was working at W. Cruischanks, 'Eurowie', Wyalong, NSW before residing near Mudgee in 1934