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KATTERNS, John Justin Leichardt
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1983 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 January 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Leichhardt, New South Wales, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Albury, Albury Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wine and Spirit Merchant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 7 June 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Died when a shell hit his dugout. Believed to have been buried by another unit but grave was not marked, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Queenscliff Royal Australian Garrison Artillery Third Military District Honor Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1983, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 17 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1983, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1983, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 29 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6th Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 30 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 6th Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 2 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1983, 6th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left buttock | |
| 7 Jun 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 1983, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1983 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-06-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Margaret Katterns of 66 Dorritt Street, Carlton, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Albury Senior Cadets