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John IZATT Update Details

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Service Number:	254
Enlisted:	15 August 1914, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Edinburgh, Scotland, 1876
Home Town:	Clunes, Hepburn, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Baker
Died:	Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 23 July 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

15 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 254, Melbourne, Victoria
21 Oct 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 254, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 254, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 254, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli

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"MAYOR'S REPORT.

The Mayor reported that since last meeting news had been received of the death of Private Izatt, and the flag at the hall had been hoisted half mast." - from the Clunes Guardian and Gazette 20 Aug 1915 (nla.gov.au)