John William VERTIGAN

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Service Numbers:	1633, 1566
Enlisted:	6 October 1914
Last Rank:	Lance Sergeant
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Forth, Tasmania, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Forth, Devonport, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Blacksmith
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 9 August 1915, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Devonport ANZAC Centenary Commemoration Gallipoli Campaign, Devonport Cenotaph, Forth Congregational Church Sunday School HR, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

6 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1633, 14th Infantry Battalion
19 Feb 1915:	Involvement Corporal, 1633, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
19 Feb 1915:	Embarked Corporal, 1633, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne
16 Jun 1915:	Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 15th Infantry Battalion
9 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 1566, 15th Infantry Battalion

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