John HAIG

HAIG, John

Service Number: 3634
Enlisted: 10 January 1918, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 41st Infantry Battalion
Born: Dalkeith, Scotland, 21 January 1888
Home Town: Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Well Borer
Died: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 7 March 1954, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

10 Jan 1918: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3634, 41st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD
2 Mar 1918: Involvement Private, 3634, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Ormonde embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
2 Mar 1918: Embarked Private, 3634, 41st Infantry Battalion, SS Ormonde, Sydney
29 Sep 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3634, 41st Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left groin. Invalided to England on 1 October 1918
3 Mar 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3634, 41st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to wounding

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of John Haig and Margaret Biggar Haig nee Thomson of Dalkeith, Scotland

Husband of Mary Ann Haig nee McMillan of Canning Street, Rockhampton, QLD

Commenced return to Australia on 12 December 1918 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on 1 February 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal