John William MCGENNAN

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MCGENNAN, John William

Service Number:	134
Enlisted:	17 August 1914, Enlisted at Syndey, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 1880
Home Town:	Warrnambool, Warrnambool, Victoria
Schooling:	University, High School, Melbourne, Victoria
Occupation:	Plumber
Died:	Died of wounds - fractured skull, At sea (HS Gloucester Castle), 4 May 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea. Rev. Walford officiated Panel 23, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

World War 1 Service

17 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 134, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Syndey, NSW
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 134, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 134, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Peter John McGennan and Emily Matilda McGennan nee Withers of Warrnambool, Victoria. Brother of Beatrice Annie McGennan, Frederick Matthew McGennan, Blanche Emily McGennan, Peter Joseph McGennan, Edith Constance McGennan, Henry James McGennan and Frank McGennan

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

Previously a member of the Police Force

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