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MCGLYNN, John Michael Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5067 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 December 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Potts Point, New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Forest Lodge, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | St Benedicts Christian Brothers, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Carter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glebe Roll of Honor, Glebe War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5067, 18th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 5067, 18th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 5067, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
John McGlynn was killed by a shell near Hellfire corner in Belgium when going up to the front on the Menin Road. His brother 3417 Pte. Donald Francis McGlynn, 1st Battalion AIF, died of wounds in France, 14 April 1917.
“He and his brother were my only sons, and I am a widow. I lost them both” details from mother on his roll of honour circular.