John MORTON

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Service Number:	721
Enlisted:	19 February 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Forbes, New South Wales, Australia , date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 2 December 1916, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Bancourt British Cemetery Bancourt British Cemetery, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

19 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 721, 43rd Infantry Battalion
9 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 721, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
9 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 721, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide
2 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 721, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 721 awm_unit: 32nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-12-02

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