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ZILLMAN, John Rawlinson Ford
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2053 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 May 1917, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Machine Gun Companies and Battalions |
| Born: | Caboolture, Qld., 13 April 1898 |
| Home Town: | Caboolture, Moreton Bay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Rocksberg School |
| Occupation: | Dairy Farmer |
| Died: | Deception Bay, Qld., 5 December 1984, aged 86 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Upper Caboolture Uniting Church Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Caboolture District WW1 Roll of Honour, Upper Caboolture Rocksberg School Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 May 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2053, Reinforcements WW1, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 26 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 2053, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Indarra embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 26 Nov 1917: | Embarked Private, 2053, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, SS Indarra, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
John Rawlinson Ford was the son of Rudolph Atherfold Zillman and Agnes Agnes Emily Airey who resided at Caboolture, Queensland. His family were part of the pioneering Zillman families of Caboolture and they owned dairy farms in the area. John was single, dairy farming in Upper Caboolture, Queensland, when he enlisted. An older brother, Thomas Charles Leopold [522] also enlisted. John continued as a dairy farmer after the war.
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