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KLING, John Anton

Service Numbers:	354, Q187334
Enlisted:	12 April 1915, Childers, QLD, Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1 Garrison Battalion (QLD)
Born:	Maryborough, Queensland, 15 December 1891
Home Town:	Apple Tree Creek, Bundaberg, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Natural Causes, 1. (a) Heart Attack (b) Coronary Artery Disease, 2. Chronic Bronchitis, Eventide Nursing Home (Nth of Sandgate) Brighton, Queensland, 6 January 1969, aged 77 years
Cemetery:	Redcliffe Cemetery, Qld Grave Location: Monumental Section - 4/Y/36, Section 4/Row Y/Plot 36.
Memorials:	Apple Tree Creek State School Honor Roll, Apple Tree Creek War Memorial (Digger)

World War 1 Service

12 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 354, 26th Infantry Battalion, Childers, QLD, Australia
24 May 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 354, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane
24 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 354, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
22 Nov 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 354, 26th Infantry Battalion, Discharged (Medical): 22/11/1916, [1st M.D.] 1st Medical District (Base Hospital) Enoggera, Brisbane City, QLD. (NAA, Pg-34).

World War 2 Service

13 Nov 1939:	Involvement Private, Q187334, 1 Garrison Battalion (QLD)
13 Nov 1939:	Enlisted Private, Q187334, 1 Garrison Brigade, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
13 Nov 1939:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q187334, 1 Garrison Battalion (QLD)
7 Nov 1944:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q187334, 1 Garrison Battalion (QLD)
7 Nov 1944:	Discharged Private, Q187334, 1 Garrison Battalion (QLD)

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Biography contributed by Daniel Bishop

The three KLING brothers, sons of Jes Antonson Kling and Marie Beyer;

1. 354 Pte. John Anton Kling (/explore/people/75587) - returned to Australia

2. 1091 Pte. Victor Edward Nelson Kling (/explore/people/188854) - returned to Australia

3. 594 Pte. Charles Henry Kling (/explore/people/92056) - Killed in Action in France on 05 Apr 1918

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