John Norman LAND

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Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	18 December 1914, Brisbane, Qld.
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1)
Born:	Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 24 April 1890
Home Town:	Townsville, Townsville, Queensland
Schooling:	Townsville West State School
Occupation:	Locomotive Driver Queensland Railways
Memorials:	Townsville No. 37 Magnetic Lodge P.A.F.S.O.A. Honor Board, Townsville Railway Station Roll of Honour, Townsville West State School Memorial Gate

18 Dec 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1), Brisbane, Qld.
17 Sep 1915:	Involvement 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Hymettus embarkation_ship_number: A1 public_note: ''
17 Sep 1915:	Embarked 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1), HMAT Hymettus, Brisbane

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John was born in Townsville on 24 Apr 1890, son of John William Land and Henrietta Ann Dower.

2nd Lieutenant Land enlisted in Brisbane on 18 Dec 1914, and embarked from Brisbane per HMAT A1 “Hymettus” on 17 Sep 1915.

He served in Egypt with the 5th Light Horse Regiment.

He returned to Australia 22 Nov 1919, and was discharged 26 Feb 1920.

He was a locomotive driver with the railways.

Courtesy of Samual Cox

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