FEATHERSTONE, John Francis Vincent
| Service Number: | 3149 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 October 1916, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Wulverghem, Messines, Belgium, 21 March 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery, Wallonie, Belgium Plot III, Row B, Grave 4 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Eaglehawk Uniting Church Honour Board and Memorial Windows |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3149, 24th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne | |
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| 23 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 3149, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 3149, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 3149, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3149 awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-03-21 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
John Francis (Frank) Vincent FEATHERSTONE was born in Eaglehawk, Victoria in 1895
His parents were John FEATHERSTONE and Elizabeth Jane VINCENT
He enlisted on 9th October 1916 as a Private in 59th Battalion S/N 3149 - also listed in the 57th Battalion
Unit embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT Medic on 16th December, 1916
He was Killed in Action on 21st March, 1918 in Belgium
Cemetery details - La Plus, Douve Farm Cemetery, Belgium
OBITUARY - Bendigonian (Bendigo)11th April, 1918
Private F FEATHERSTONE
The Rev. J. POLKINGHORNE of Eaglehawk was on saturday assigned the sad task of breaking the news to Mr. & Mrs. J. FEATHERSTONE that their elder son Private Frank FEATHERSTONE had been Killed in Action 21.3.1918
The deceased enlisted in October 1916 and sailed for the front the following December
Prior to enlisting Private Featherstone was employed by Mr. S W Dunstan of Pall Mall, Bendigo but subsequently for about 3 years resided in Cohuna where he made a large circles of friends
General regret was expressed in Cohuna when news was received that he was killed in action
The deceased was 22 years of age and was a fine specimen of young australian manhood
He was in employ of Mr. John Kelly in Cohuna when he enlisted nearly 2 years ago and was given a public send off and presentat90j prior to embarking
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