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Service Number:	3453
Enlisted:	15 September 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	23rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Alysham, Norfolk, England, 1871
Home Town:	North Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourerr
Memorials:

15 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3453, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
5 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 3453, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
5 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 3453, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne
19 Jun 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3453, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to senility

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Husband of Jessie Louisa Adams nee Joiner of 26 Little Provost Street, North Melbourne, Victoria. John and Jessie married in Victoria during 1993

Commenced return to Australia on 17 March 1917 aboard HT Beltana disembarking on the 12 May 1917

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal