John Noel LEARMONTH

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LEARMONTH, John Noel

Service Number:	VX114
Enlisted:	3 November 1939, South Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	2nd/3rd Field Regiment
Born:	Portland, Victoria, Australia, 23 September 1915
Home Town:	Tyrendarra, Glenelg, Victoria
Schooling:	Ivanhoe and Geelong Grammar Schools
Occupation:	Accountant
Died:	Suicide, Germany, 10 May 1944, aged 28 years
Cemetery:	Hanover War Cemetery 7 F 16
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Melbourne Cricket Club WW2 Honour Roll, Portland WW2 Honour Roll, Portland WW2 Memorial, Portland and District St. Stephen's Anglican Church WW2 Supreme Sacrifice Roll of Honor, Tyrendarra St. James Anglican Church Memorial Gates

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Lieutenant, VX114
3 Nov 1939:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, VX114, 2nd/3rd Field Regiment, South Melbourne, Vic.
Date unknown:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, VX114, 2nd/3rd Field Regiment

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Noel Fulford Learmonth and Edith Mary Learmonth, of Tyrendarra, Victoria, Australia.

GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS

John was taken prisoner of war 30th May 1941 at Kreta, Germany and interred at Hautausschlage.

He committed suicide when he threw himself froma window approximately 50 feet down to the roadway below and thus received injuries which proved fatal. At the time his mind was temporarily unbalanced and was not responsable for his actions.

LIEUT. J. N. LEARMONTH, missing is eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Noel Learmonth Tyrendarra. He was educated at Ivanhoe and Geelong GS's and was sub-accountant in Australian Estates Ltd. He is a member of the Junior Chamber of Commerce and the MCC Rifle Club. He was in the Militia before enlisting at outbreak of war. He was in England for some months and later fought in Greece and was evacuated to Crete.His brother is an RAAF Officer.

The death is reported of Lieut John Learmonth, suddenly in a POW camp in Germany. Lieut Learmonth is a second cousin of Mr Basil Learmonth, of the Gloucester Hotel, Albury, and was captured at Retime (Crete), In the closing days of the island's defence. His parents are Mr and Mrs Noel Learmonth.

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