MANSFIELD, John William
| Service Number: | 1983 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Cairns, Cairns, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 August 1915, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cairns Cenotaph, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Townsville Railway Station Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1983, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
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| 16 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1983, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
15th Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force killed in action 8th August 1915 aged 25. He was the son of Albert and stepmother Mary Hannah Mansfield, of 48, West Street, Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent, England.
He joined up on the 15th January 1915 aged 25 at Queensland, Australia. Prior to leaving England for Australia he worked for the North Staffordshire Railway Company. On the 16th April 1915 he embarked from Brisbane on H.M.H.S. A55 "Kyarra" for Gallipoli. On13th July 1915 he joined the 15th Battalion at Gallipoli Peninsula. He was reported wounded and missing on the 27th July 1915. On 28th August 1915 he was discharged from hospital fit for war service and he rejoined his unit in the field.
He is commemorated on the Saint Thomas Church War Memorial which is the Rood Screen at Penkhull, Staffordshire
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