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WARD, John Edmund Newman
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 973 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 December 1914, Ayr, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | St. Peter's, New South Wales, 12 March 1893 |
| Home Town: | Bangalow, Byron Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of Illness (POW of Turkey - pneumonia), Angora, Turkey, 6 March 1917, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 973, Ayr, Queensland | |
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| 22 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 973, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Newcastle embarkation_ship: HMAT Malakuta embarkation_ship_number: A57 public_note: '' | |
| 22 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 973, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Malakuta, Newcastle | |
| 2 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 973, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 4 Aug 1916: | Imprisoned Battle of Romani | |
| 6 Mar 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 973, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 973 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-03-06 |
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