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TIERNEY, John Vincent
| Service Numbers: | 3681, S212134 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 April 1916, at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4 Garrison Battalion (SA) |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 13 August 1896 |
| Home Town: | Bowden, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Grange, South Australia , 8 December 1965, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3681, 32nd Infantry Battalion, at Adelaide | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3681, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 3681, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide |
World War 2 Service
| 27 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, S212134 | |
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| 27 Sep 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), S212134, Adelaide, SA | |
| 2 Nov 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S212134, 4 Garrison Battalion (SA) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School
John Vincent Tierney was born on the 13th of August 1896 in Bowden, South Australia. His parents were, Catherine Tierney and John Tierney and his brother, Thomas D. Tierney. He enlisted to go to World War I on the 26th of April 1916 at the age of 19. He served the 32nd Batallion and his unit embarked from Adelaide on the 12th of August 1916 on a ship named HMAT A70 Ballarat. He was ill several times during the war but managed to avoid being wounded. He survived the war dying many years later at the age of 69 on the 8th of December 1965 in Grange, South Australia. John was a labourer before he enlisted. He later served in the 4th Garrison Battalion in World War II.
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