DEAM, John Simister
| Service Number: | 4167 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 July 1915, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bairnsdale, Victoria, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Bairnsdale State School |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, France, 15 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Puchevillers British Cemetery, France II E 39, Puchevillers British Cemetery, Puchevillers, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4167, 6th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne | |
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| 29 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4167, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4167, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Son of John Simister DEAM & Sarah Jane KERTON
Pte J. S. Deam, eldest son of Mr and Mrs J. S. Deam, Francis street, Bairnsdale, died on the 15th August from wounds received in France a week before. He enlisted in July, 1915, and was promoted to the rank of corporal after being in camp for a time. He arrived in France in April last, where he was in hospital for a short period suffering from a poisoned foot. After he recovered, in order to be transferred with some comrades in the firing line he relinquished his position as corporal and he was not long in action before receiving a wound which proved fatal. He was a native of Bairnsdale and almost 24 years of age. He was a clerk, and for the past few years was an active member of the Bairnsdale Rowing Club. A younger brother, Pte. W. Deam, is in camp in training, preparatory to going to the front.
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