PORTER, John
| Service Number: | 1013 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Peckham, London, England, July 1884 |
| Home Town: | Jolimont, Subiaco, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | 1964, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Mount Hawthorn ANZAC Cottage, Mount Hawthorn War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1013, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Private, 1013, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked Private, 1013, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1013, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW to thigh | |
| 10 Nov 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1013, 11th Infantry Battalion, Invalided home due to wounding on 25/5/1915 on Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Friends of ANZAC Cottage Inc
On September 3 in 1914, John Porter enlisted in the AIF and became part of the famous 11th Battalion. And so began the ANZAC Cottage story!!
John had served in the London Territorials before emigrating to Australia in 1911, so he had some military experience, but I suspect he joined for the regular income, sparse though it was. John was an older recruit and left behind a wife and young child when he embarked on the ss Ascanius on 30 October 1914.
I have not yet been able to identify him on the famous Cheops photo even though he did sport a pretty substantial moustache which I thought was distinctive, but looking closer at the photo, many many men in the 11th Battalion had very significant facial hair.
John's service in the AIF concluded on April 25 1915 when wounded in the left thigh. He died in 1964.
RIP
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
Note: Pte John Porter's daughter, Marjorie Williams (nee Porter) was born on January 03, 1921, Marjorie Williams (nee Porter) and was his youngest daughter, born at ANZAC COTTAGE. WA. Marjorie served during WWII in the AWAS.
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