CHRISTEY, John William
| Service Number: | 6056 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 August 1916, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, May 1891 |
| Home Town: | Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Surry Hills Public School |
| Occupation: | Horse Dealer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 3 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Leichhardt War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6056, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 31 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6056, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6056, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Melbourne | |
| 3 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6056, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second) |
John William CHRISTEY
Born 10 Apr 1891 Surrey Hills, New South Wales, Australia
K.I.A 03 May 1917 Bullecourt France
Parents: John Henry Christey & Sarah Ann Rebecca (nee Timmins) John William was their eldest son
Grandparents: John Christey & Elizabeth (nee Green)
John William Christey was married to Peal Ann (nee Pott) and the couple had 3 young children. The youngest baby was only 13 days old when their father, who in civilian life was a Horse Dealer, departed Sydney on board the H.M.A.T. Argyllshire (A8) on the 31st October 1916. This was the beginning of a journey that would ultimately take him to the battlefields of France. After arriving on French soil on the 15 Mar 1917 he was taken on strength on the 31 Mar 1917 and into battle, which would claim the life of the young husband and father just a few weeks later and shortly after his 26th birthday.
In honour of his memory
Submitted 20 April 2017 by LORRAINE HUGHES
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Husband of Pearl Ann CHRISTEY, 9 White Street, Leichhardt, NSW
Private Christey was a descendant of fighting men. His great grandfather served during the Carlist War in Spain, and walked over 250 miles ot join the Anglo-Spanish Legion, raided by Sir de Lacy Evans to aid Queen Isabella II. His great-great grandfather fought for the Empire under Duke of Wellington, in the south of France in 1806, during the Napoleonic wars. Private Christie has left a widow and three children.
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