Jack Arthur MOUCHMORE

MOUCHMORE, Jack Arthur

Service Number: 94
Enlisted: 7 February 1916, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank: Lieutenant
Last Unit: 37th Infantry Battalion
Born: Portsea, Victoria, Australia, 4 August 1894
Home Town: Port Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Seaman (Melbourne Harbor Trust)
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World War 1 Service

7 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 94, 37th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
3 Jun 1916: Involvement Private, 94, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
3 Jun 1916: Embarked Private, 94, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne
1 Mar 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 37th Infantry Battalion, France
27 May 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 37th Infantry Battalion, France
7 Jun 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 94, 37th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines
8 Jun 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 37th Infantry Battalion, Belgium
26 Jun 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 37th Infantry Battalion, France
22 Jul 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 37th Infantry Battalion, France
12 Oct 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 37th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele
26 Oct 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 37th Infantry Battalion, France
28 Mar 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 37th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Morlancourt
30 Aug 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 37th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", GSW to left leg sustained at Clery sur Somme. Evacuated to UK. Never rejoined unit.
6 Apr 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 37th Infantry Battalion, RTA 14 January 1919 and commission terminated.

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Biography contributed by Robert Wight

Correct spelling of surname is Mouchmore (refer to Stat Dec held on NAA file - page 12).

Also listed on The Melbourne Harbor Trust Roll of Honour and the Queenscliff Fire Brigade Honor Roll (as Mouchmore).