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SAWYER, John Flinders
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 6326, S212603 |
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Enlisted: | 26 May 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 25/33 Garrison Battalion (SA) |
Born: | Elliston, South Australia, 13 April 1893 |
Home Town: | Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Natural causes, South Australia, 13 December 1974, aged 81 years |
Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
Memorials: | Kingscote Kangaroo Island WW1 Roll of Honour, Penneshaw Kangaroo Island Men Roll of Honor WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
26 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6326, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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28 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6326, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
28 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6326, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide | |
17 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
2 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6326, 27th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, GSW (back and thigh) | |
21 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6326, 27th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
9 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S212603 | |
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9 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Private, S212603, Adelaide, South Australia | |
10 Oct 1939: | Involvement Private, S212603, Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces | |
31 Oct 1945: | Discharged Private, S212603, 25/33 Garrison Battalion (SA) |
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