WALSHE, John Joseph
| Service Number: | 492 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 March 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Trumpeter |
| Last Unit: | I ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment |
| Born: | Essendon, Victoria, Australia, 6 October 1895 |
| Home Town: | Essendon, Moonee Valley, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Essendon State School No 483, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Surveyor, Lands Dept. Melbourne |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Essendon State School No 483 Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trumpeter, 492, 13th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 28 May 1915: | Involvement 492, 13th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 28 May 1915: | Embarked 492, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 4 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trumpeter, 492, 13th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 13 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trumpeter, I ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment, France | |
| 29 Mar 1917: | Imprisoned German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, Captured while on special patrol to establish the whereabouts of new German positions. | |
| 21 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trumpeter, 492, I ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment, RTA 2 March 1919 and discharged (TPE). |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Trooper Jack Walshe, reported missing on March 29th, but now a prisoner of war in Germany, is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Walshe, of "Adair," Daisy-street, Essendon, and is 21 years of age. He left for the front with the 13th Light Horse, and has been on active service for over two years. He took part in the evacuation of Gallipoli, also in the Pozieres and Somme offensives. Prior to enlisting, he was on the staff of the Immigration department, and was a bugler in the 64th (City of Melbourne) Infantry Brigade. He was also well known as a drummer in the Irish Pipe Band. Writing from Germany on April 14th, a fortnight after he was taken prisoner, Trooper Walshe says that he was captured while on patrol, and was fortunate in getting off lightly, as his horse was badly injured. He is well, and waiting patiently for the end of the war. Quite a number of Australians are prisoners with Trooper Walshe in the same camp.
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