John Thomas PODGER

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Service Number:	3249
Enlisted:	17 July 1916, Narrabri, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	53rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Gunnedah. New South Wales, Australia, 1 March 1894
Home Town:	Gunnedah, Gunnedah, New South Wales
Schooling:	Gunnedah Superior Public School. New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 25 September 1917, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gunnedah Cenotaph, Gunnedah Public School WW1 Honour Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

17 Jul 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3249, Narrabri, New South Wales
11 Nov 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3249, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
11 Nov 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3249, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
25 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3249, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Menin Road

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