John Henry MCLACHLAN

MCLACHLAN, John Henry

    Service Number: 481
    Enlisted: 27 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney
    Last Rank: Lance Corporal
    Last Unit: 1st Infantry Battalion
    Born: Werris Creek, New South Wales, Australia, 10 September 1889
    Home Town: Werris Creek, Liverpool Plains, New South Wales
    Schooling: Werris Creek Public School, New South Wales, Australia
    Occupation: Baker
    Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 8 December 1915, aged 26 years
    Cemetery: Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula
    Plot 11, Row D, Grave 3 Headstone inscription reads: Greater love hath no man than he lay down his life for his friends,
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Werris Creek Public School Pictorial Roll of Honor
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    World War 1 Service

    27 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 481, Enlisted at Sydney
    18 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 481, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
    18 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 481, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney
    7 Nov 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, In the field
    8 Dec 1915: Involvement Lance Corporal, 481, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 481 awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-12-08

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of William and Mary Ann Ware McLachlan of Henry Street, Werris Creek, NSW. Brother of Georgina Elizabeth McLean nee McLachlan of Werris Creek, NSW

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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