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MISSONDON, John
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 13978, Q196834 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 November 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Provost Corps (WW2) |
| Born: | Wynnum, Queensland, Australia, 14 November 1897 |
| Home Town: | Laidley, Lockyer Valley, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bread carter |
| Died: | Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 24 May 1957, aged 59 years |
| Cemetery: |
The Gap Uniting Church Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Laidley Memorial Park Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 13978, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 2 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 13978, 12th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 2 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 13978, 12th Field Company Engineers, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 13978, 12th Field Artillery Brigade |
World War 2 Service
| 20 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Private, Q196834, Kelvin Grove, Queensland | |
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| 21 Nov 1939: | Involvement Private, Q196834 | |
| 6 Mar 1942: | Discharged Sergeant, Q196834, Australian Army Provost Corps (WW2) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Embarkation Roll (www.awm.gov.au) has incorrectly recorded Surname spelling as MISSONDON
The son of John and Alice Missenden, of Laidley. Enlisted 3rd November, 1915, and sailed 2nd May, 1916, for Egypt. Went through France to England. Was sent to France 7th December, 1916. and was wounded slightly at Passchendaele, and was sent to Red Cross, Torquay Hospital, England. After recovery, returned to firing line, and served up to time of Armistice. Returned to Australia per S.S. Port Darwin," and arrived 29th July, 1919. - from p. 186 of 'Queenslanders who fought in the Great War.'
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