GENGE, John Wesley
| Service Number: | 3647 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 February 1917, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Perth, WA, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Adelaide High School |
| Occupation: | Cival Servant |
| Died: | Died of wounds, United Kingdom, 2 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Harefield (St. Mary) Churchyard, Middlesex, United Kingdom Aust 66, Harefield (St Mary) Churchyard, Harefield, Hillingdon, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Adelaide High School Great War Honour Board, Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide Treasurer and Chief Secretary Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3647, 48th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, SA | |
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| Date unknown: | Wounded 3647, 48th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Charles Wesley Genge and Agnes Genge, of 103, Hindley St., Adelaide, South Australia.
LATE SIGNALLER J. W. GENGE.
Signaller John Wesley Genge, who died of wounds in King George Hospital, London, on August 2, was the only son of Mrs. H Elliott, Hindley street, and the late Mr. C. W. Genge. He enlisted in February, 1917, and left for the front in July, at the age of 19. In England he passed the examination for signaller, and proceeded to France in March and remained there until May 2, when he was severely wounded. He was invalided to England, but died three months later. Signaller Genge completed his education at the Adelaide High School, and was successful in passing the junior and senior public examinations at the age of 16. He was employed in the State Civil Service at the time of enlistment. He was a regular attendant of the Pirie Street Methodist Church. He took an interest in all manly sports, and his bright disposition won for him a large circle of friends.
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