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WITCOMB, John Francis Trafford
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2875, 2875A |
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| Enlisted: | 2 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yacka, South Australia, 7 December 1892 |
| Home Town: | Yacka, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Yacka Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 27 August 1918, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Daours, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Yacka Public School Roll of Honour, Yacka WWI Honour Board, Yacka War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2875, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2875, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2875, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide | |
| 28 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2875, 10th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), GSW (shoulder) | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2875, 10th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road, 2nd occasion - GSW (left leg) | |
| 26 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, "The Last Hundred Days", 3rd occasion - Shell wounds (left leg, arm and thigh) | |
| 27 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2875A, 10th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2875A awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-27 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
John Francis Trafford WITCOMB was born in Yacka, South Australia on 7th December, 1892
His parents were Francis Sidney WITCOMB and Mary Rebecca HEATH
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