John Charles MICHAEL

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MICHAEL, John Charles

Service Number:	1700
Enlisted:	24 May 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Camberwell, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling:	Auburn State School No.2948, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Groom
Died:	Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 5 August 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Camberwell War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

24 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1700, 24th Infantry Battalion
16 Jul 1915:	Involvement Private, 1700, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
16 Jul 1915:	Embarked Private, 1700, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Son of Arthur and Emily Michael, 'Tooronga', 258 Latrobe Terrace, Geelong, Victoria.

Brothers: 664 Corporal Charlie Leslie Michael, 24th Battalion, died of wounds 22 September 1917; 3881 Arthur Henry Michael, 22nd Battalion, returned to Australia, 13 February 1919.

John’s father died when he was only 8 years of age. His mother received his medals and effects.

John served at Anzac with the 24th Battalion for several weeks before he contracted dysentery and was evacuated. He was reported missing at Pozieres on the 5 August 1916. His brother, Charlie Leslie Michael was in the same Battalion and responded to an enquiry from the Red Cross, ‘1700 J.C. Michael 24th Battalion is my brother. On the night of the 4th August the Battalion were going up to the front line, and he got quite close up and the shelling was pretty heavy, and as you are aware he was missing the next morning. I do not think there is much hope of him being alive.’

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