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BOX, John Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4096 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Place of Enlistment, Maryborough, Queensland. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 16 February 1893 |
| Home Town: | Maryborough, Fraser Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Maryborough Public School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Factory Assistant |
| Died: | Natural Causes , Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 9 June 1981, aged 88 years |
| Cemetery: |
Maryborough Lawn Cemetery, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Maryborough City Hall Honour Roll, Maryborough St. Paul's Anglican Church Book of Remembrance, Maryborough St. Stephen's Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4096, 26th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Maryborough, Queensland. | |
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| 28 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4096, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4096, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Brisbane | |
| 29 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 26th Infantry Battalion, GSW to Hand, Severe | |
| 22 Jul 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4096, 26th Infantry Battalion, Invalided to Australia. |
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