John Joseph GIDDENS

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Service Number:	5337
Enlisted:	11 February 1916, Enlisted in Toowoomba
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Yuleba, Queensland, Australia , 1897
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Narrabeen, Northern Beaches Council, New South Wales, Australia, 31 May 1954, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium, Ryde, New South Wales Catholic Monumental R2 Plot 4
Memorials:	St George Memorial Wall - We Remember Their Sacrifice, Yuleba Cenotaph

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11 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5337, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Enlisted in Toowoomba
8 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 5337, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: ''
8 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 5337, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane
4 Jun 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5337, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Returned to Australia.
4 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5337, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion

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