GLYNN, John Halpin
| Service Numbers: | 3800, 3800A |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 13 November 1915, Enlisted to Casula, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Goulburn, Goulburn Mulwaree, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Railway Cleaner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Polygon Wood, Belgium, 27 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3800, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted to Casula, NSW | |
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| 20 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3800, 20th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3800, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 56th Infantry Battalion, At Moascar | |
| 3 Oct 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3800, 56th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the left buttock | |
| 23 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 61st Infantry Battalion , From 56th Battalion Service number changed to 3800A due to duplication | |
| 27 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 3800A, 56th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3800A awm_unit: 56th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-27 |
Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
John Halpin GLYNN (Service Number 3800A) was born in Goulburn in 1898 and joined the NSW Government Railways as a call boy at the Goulburn locomotive depot in July 1914. In October 1915 he enlisted in the AIF at Casula.
He was killed in action on 27th September 1917 at Polygon Wood. He has no known grave but is remembered with honour on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
Submitted 25 July 2023 by John Oakes
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Patrick and Mary Ellen Glynn of Mulwarrie Street, Goulburn, NSW. Brother of Ethel Glynn and Desmond Patrick Glynn
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by John Oakes
John Halpin GLYNN (Service Number 3800A) was born in Goulburn in 1898 and joined the NSWGR as a call boy at the Goulburn locomotive depot in July 1914. In October 1915 he enlisted in the AIF at Casula.
He was sent first to Egypt. He was allotted to the 56th Battalion there in April 1916. He was sent to France in June.
He was wounded in action on 3rd October 1916 and evacuated to hospital in England. He was discharged from hospital and given a fortnight’s leave in February 1917. He was readmitted to hospital in March with pneumonia, for which he was treated until mid-May. In July 1917 he was sent back to France and re-joined his unit in August.
He was killed in action on 27th September 1917 at Polygon Wood. He has no known grave but is remembered with honour on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. War pensions were granted by the authorities to his widowed mother, and to a dependent brother and sister.
- based on notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board.
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