Emil Benno JOHN

Emil Benno JOHN Update Details

If you confirm that you want to proceed with the update, this record will be locked for editing by all other users until you have finished. You will have 7 days to complete your changes before they will be automatically submitted.

Do you want to proceed?

S40395

Service Number:	2181
Enlisted:	3 March 1915, Enlisted at Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Lights Pass, South Australia, 31 March 1896
Home Town:	Nuriootpa, Barossa, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Woodside, South Australia, 16 July 1961, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia Section U, Path 8 (30), Site 250S Grave lease expired 18 September 2011
Memorials:	Angaston District WW1 Roll of Honour, Angaston War Memorial, Nuriootpa Honor Board WW1

3 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2181, Enlisted at Keswick, South Australia
23 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 2181, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
23 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 2181, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide

Help us honour Emil Benno John's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.

17 August 1915 - Court Martialled for sleeping while sentry on duty at his post at ANZAC , Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

17 November 1920 - Married Ruby Ethel Williams in House, Adelaide.

RSL Information

2 JUne 1919 - Joined Norwaood Sub Branch

9 March 1920 - Transferred to Tanunda Sub Branch

15 January 1946 - Re-joined at Norwood Sub Branch

Badge 92383 lost

In 1919 he was living at Nuriootpa. At the time of deaqth was residing at 31 Desamumart Street, Kensington Park