MONGAN, John Thomas
| Service Number: | 3173 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yackandandah, Victoria, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Tallangatta, Towong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Tallangatta, Victoria, 3 December 1977, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Yackandandah Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Yackandandah Cemetery Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3173, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
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| 26 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3173, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne |
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John Thomas Mongan was born in 1893, at Yackandandah, Victoria, a small town around 20 minutes out of Wodonga. He was the youngest of two boys, to Patrick James and Bridget Mongan. He also, had nine half siblings who were all younger than him. His occupation was a farmer, and His religon was Roman Catholic.
John enlisted on the 3rd of August, 1915, at Melbourne, Victoria. He was allocated the regimental number 3173, and joined the 22nd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement as a Private. The 22nd Battalion was formed in Broadmeadows, where he attended training camp.
The 22nd Battalion embarked on HMAT A73 Commonwealth on the 26 November 1915. The Battalion wore a diamond shaped patch, with the top half dark blue and the other bright red.
John was admitted to the 1st Auxillary Hospital, Cairo with asthma 18th January 1916. He was discharged but he continued to suffer with the condition and was in and out of hospital during February and March 1916. He was discharged to Base Depot in April and then was transferred to the 1st Anzac Entrenching Battalion 22nd June 1916 and then transferred to the 7th Battalion 10th July 1916. Soon after between the 22 - 25 July he was wounded in his forearms and hospitalised. His injuries was so bad that he was sent back to Australia embarking 16th October 1916 and he was formally discharged from the AIF 13th May 1917.
John passed away many years after WW1 on the 3rd December 1977, and then was buried in the Yackandandah cemetry, his home town.