STRINGER, Jack Edmund
| Service Number: | 1638 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 December 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Deniliquin, Deniliquin, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Deniliquin Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 16 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Deniliquin Presbyterian Church Roll of Honour, Deniliquin War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1638, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1638, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1638, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
PRIVATE JOHN E. STRINGER.
Private John E. Stringer, youngest son of Mr. Thomas Stringer, an old resident of Deniliquln, who died of wounds on May 18, was born at Deniliquin, and was 19 years of age. Previous to enlisting he was employed as a grocers' assistant. Three brothers are fighting at the front.
Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Jack Stringer was one of the first to enlist the first soldier from Deniliquin to die during WW1. He was shot in the chest during the charge of the 2nd Brigade at Krithia, Cape Helles on 8 May 1915. He died of his wound aboard the hospital ship “Guildford Castle” somewhere between Gallipoli and Alexandria, 15 May 1915, and was buried at sea.
His brother, 1833 Sergeant Francis Thomas Stringer 54th Battalion was awarded the DCM and the Russian Cross of St George, Fourth Class for his gallantry during the Battle of Fromelles in France.
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