EGLINGTON, John Charles
| Service Number: | 2363 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 March 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Houghton, South Australia, February 1896 |
| Home Town: | Athelstone, Campbelltown, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mechanic |
| Died: | 6 July 1956, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Campbelltown Methodist Church WW1 Honour Roll, Woodside District of Onkaparinga Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2363, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 23 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2363, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Adelaide | |
| 23 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2363, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 31 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Wounded 2363, 10th Infantry Battalion, GSW (legs) | |
| 14 Aug 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2363, 10th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Greg Sharon
After receiving his parent’s permission, John enlisted aged 19, in Adelaide on the 30th March 1915. As part of the 7th Reinforcements of the 10th Battalion, he embarked on HMAT Kanowna on the 24th of June 1915. He was taken on strength by the Battalion at Gallipoli in September 1915 and was hospitalized due to sickness, at Mudros for a period.
Following the Battalion’s deployment to France, John was promoted to Sergeant in January 1917, and was subsequently wounded in both legs during fighting at Lagnicourt on the 15th of April 1917. He returned to Australia on the 20th December 1917 and was discharged in Adelaide as being medically unfit due to his leg wounds, on the 14th August 1918.
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