MONTGOMERY, John William
| Service Number: | 3594 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 September 1915, Dubbo, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia, 18 July 1891 |
| Home Town: | Coonabarabran, Warrumbungle Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor driver |
| Died: | Natural causes, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 17 June 1958, aged 66 years |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW, Australia |
| Memorials: | Coonabarabran War Memorial Clock Tower |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3594, Dubbo, New South Wales | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3594, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3594, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 29 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3594, 17th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road, GSW (knee) | |
| 14 Aug 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3594, 17th Infantry Battalion |
John William Montgomery
John William Montgomery
Regimental number 3594
Religion Church of England
Occupation Motor driver
Address Coonabarabran, New South Wales
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 23
Next of kin Father, J Montgomery, Springfield, Coonabarabran, New South Wales
Enlistment date 10 September 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 20th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/37/2
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board
HMAT A60 Aeneas on 20 December 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 17th Battalion
Fate Returned to Australia 12 May 1918
Family/military connections
Cousins: 4860 Corporal Alexander Edward NELSON, 55th Bn, killed in action, 20 July 1916.
841 Lance Corporal Albert Thomas NELSON, 33rd Bn, returned to Australia, 30
January 1918.
2437 Pte Francis Alexander NELSON, 18th Bn, returned to Australia, 3 July 1917
Other details
War service: Egypt, Western Front
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Submitted 9 February 2017 by Wen Wheatley
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