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GEARSIDE, John Thomas Leslie

Service Number:	5102
Enlisted:	15 January 1916, Liverpool
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 2 May 1892
Home Town:	Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Shearer
Died:	Natural causes, Hexham, New South Wales, Australia, 7 January 1969, aged 76 years
Cemetery:	Newcastle Memorial Park (fmly Beresfield Crematorium) Cremated
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World War 1 Service

15 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5102, Liverpool
1 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 5102, 4th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Sydney
1 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 5102, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
4 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5102, 4th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, GSW right forearm
31 Oct 1917:	Honoured Military Medal, Third Ypres, For courage and valuable services east of Ypres on 22 September, 1917, after having worked continuously for the previous 24 hours carrying messages in the shelled area, though very fatigued, he readily and cheerfully conveyed a message from the support line positions through heavy shell fire to the Battalion Transport lines a distance of approximately 9 miles.
20 Nov 1917:	Honoured Military Medal and bar, Broodseinde Ridge, For conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty as Battalion runner east of Ypres on 4 October 1917.
9 May 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5102, 4th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux, Gassed
1 Nov 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5102, 4th Infantry Battalion

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