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PODGER, John Thomas
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3249 |
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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) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
17 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3249, Narrabri, New South Wales | |
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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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