MCASKILL, John Monk
| Service Number: | 2218 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 March 1915, Seymour, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stanley Flat, South Australia, 17 September 1884 |
| Home Town: | Spalding, Northern Areas, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Bundaleer School |
| Occupation: | Farmer/Labourer |
| Died: | Died from wounds (received at Lone Pine), Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 10 August 1915, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at Sea aboard HS Devanha, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Jamestown Presbyterian Church WW1 Honor Roll, Jamestown Soldier's Memorial Park Arch, Spalding Honour Roll WW1, Spalding War Memorial, Washpool Memorial Gates |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2218, Seymour, Victoria | |
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| 17 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2218, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2218, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 27 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2218, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Wounded Private, 2218, 7th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli |
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Surname incorrectly spelled McASKELL on Embarkation Roll - Correctly Spelled McASKILL on Attestation Paper
"THE LATE PRIVATE J. M. McASKILL
Private J. M. McAskill, who died of wounds at the Dardanelles on August 10, was the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. D. McAskill, of Bundaleer. On leaving school he joined his brother in share-farming at North Bundaleer. On the estate being purchased by the Government for closer settlement he went to Western Australia. After a stay there of about six months he returned and visited Broken Hill. From there he went to Melbourne and enlisted for the front. He was very popular in the Jamestown and Spalding districts and was a member of the Spalding Rifle Club." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 16 Oct 1915 (nla.gov.au)
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