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ENGLAND, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2026 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 May 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Ingham, Queensland, 29 January 1889 |
| Home Town: | Boonah, Scenic Rim, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Ipswich Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Engineer/Draftsman |
| Died: | Natural causes, Sydney, New South Wales, 9 September 1973, aged 84 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2026, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 6 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 2026, 1st Field Company Engineers, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 2026, 1st Field Company Engineers, HMAT Ballarat, Sydney | |
| 13 Oct 1917: | Honoured Military Cross, Third Ypres | |
| 21 Feb 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5th Pioneer Battalion |
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Son of John England and Jennie Kelly
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