MALONE, John Henry
| Service Number: | 2529 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hamilton, Vic., 1892 |
| Home Town: | Hamilton, Southern Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | St Mary's Catholic School Hamilton, Vic. |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 26 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hamilton Borough of Hamilton Roll of Honour, Hamilton War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2529, 57th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
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| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2529, 57th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of Michael and Catharine MALONE
PRIVATE J. H. MALONE.
Private J. H. Malone, son or Mr. M. Malone of Hamilton Victoria, was
killed in action in France on Sept. 26th, 1917. He sailed from Australia with the 5th Reinforcements, 57th Battalion, which left here on September 25th, 1916, and had been in France since January. For some time he was acting as stretcher-bearer, but was with the Infantry when a shell hit the trench killing him and two companions. Writing to Private Malone's relatives, one of his officers said: ''We have lost one of the bravest and best soldiers in the battalion, and a companion also writes, in simple words:
he was all a good mate could be to one, and I feel I must write and tell you how I appreciated Jack, and how I miss him. Private Malone was educated at St. Mary's School, Hamilton. R.I.P.
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