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WAUGH, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1668 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Washington United States Of America, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Barnsley, Lake Macquarie Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Wounds, Belgium, 27 September 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery XXIV. G. 14., Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1668, 34th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
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| 2 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1668, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 27 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 1668, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1668 awm_unit: 1st Australian Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-27 |
Personal Stories
Help us honour John Waugh's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
1st Australian Pioneers
He was 27 and the son of Alexander and Barbara Waugh.
Recent research has shown that John Waugh rather than Thomas Waugh is buried here. The Commission is in the process of producing a headstone to mark his grave.