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LOCK, John
| Service Number: | 1076 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 March 1916, at Kadina |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Blumberg, South Australia (now Birdwood), May 1873 |
| Home Town: | Clare, Clare and Gilbert Valleys, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: | Rhynie School Roll of Honour, Riverton Rhynie Pictorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1076, 43rd Infantry Battalion, at Kadina | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1076, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1076, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement 1076, 43rd Infantry Battalion |
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Life before the War…
John Lock was 5 foot 2 ½ inches and weighed in at 126 pounds when he filled out his form which is about 57kg. He was around the average height for a man his age at the time. He worked as a Labourer and was 42 and 10/12 months old at enlistment. He lived in Clare, SA with his wife Clara Lock and he signed up to go to war on the 2nd of March 1916. It is unknown if he had any children and his parents’ names are both unknown. He had blue eyes and dark hair and according to his Service Record and an Army document he was a Baptist.
Life at war…
John Lock embarked on the 9th of June 1916 aboard HMAT A19 from Port Adelaide, South Australia, and was bound for Egypt. After a brief training session in Egypt, the battalion continued to Britain for more extensive training. Lock spent some time in hospital but spent mosty of 1917 in the field with his unit. Near the end of the year he was sent to hospital with rheumatism and the decision was made to return him to Australia for discharge.
Little is known of Lock's later life.