John Patrick COURTNEY MC

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Service Number:	24
Enlisted:	8 September 1914, An original of C Company
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, October 1889
Home Town:	Belmont, Belmont, Western Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	1962, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Memorials:	Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Canning Honor Roll

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8 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 24, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), An original of C Company
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 24, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
14 May 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
22 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
13 Sep 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant
22 Feb 1917:	Honoured Military Cross
22 Mar 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
22 Dec 2014:	Embarked Private, 24, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne

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