John Samson WEARNE

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WEARNE, John Samson

Service Number:	2161
Enlisted:	27 March 1916, Bendigo, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	38th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ladock, Cornwall, England, 1883
Home Town:	Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Ladock Church of England School, United Kingdom
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	GSW to the head, Armentieres, France, 6 February 1917
Cemetery:	Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais Plot I, Row E, Grave 17 Personal Inscription: IN MEMORY OF THE DEARLY LOVED SON OF J.S.& R.WEARNE OF CORNWALL
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Eaglehawk Loyal Catherine Lodge Honour Roll WW1, Eaglehawk Uniting Church Honour Board and Memorial Windows

World War 1 Service

27 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2161, 38th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic.
23 Aug 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2161, Bendigo, Victoria
25 Sep 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2161, 38th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
25 Sep 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2161, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne
6 Feb 1917:	Wounded Private, 2161, 38th Infantry Battalion, GSW (skull)

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

John Samson WEARNE was born in Ladock, England in 1883

His parents were John Samson WEARNE & Rebecca FRANCIS who married in Victoria, Australia in 1872 - the family returned to England after their daughter was born and his father returned to Australia in 1911 - Rebecca died back in England

Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

He was said to be 36 and the son of John Samson Wearne and Rebecca Wearne, of Hall St., Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia.
He is honoured on the war memorial in Ladock, Cornwall. Ladock (Cornish: Egloslajek) is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is about six miles (9.5 km) north-east of Truro.

Births Sep 1883 John Samson Truro 5c 121

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