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John Francis NAUGHTON

Regimental number963
Place of birthCharters Towers, Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationBaker
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 10"
Weight155 lbs
Next of kinMrs Harriett Naughton, Race Road, Charters Towers, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date1 September 1914
Place of enlistmentRandwick, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion E Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 20 October 1914
No details of embarkation for HQ and A-H Companies entered on Embarkation Roll.
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 18 November 1916
Place of burialKensal Green (All Souls) Cemetery (173 and 4. 6), London
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
37
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Wounded in action (gun shot wound, both hands, right leg, thigh and knee); admitted to King George Hospital, London, 30 August 1915; both hands amputated.

Died of renal calculus resulting from severe wounds, Fulham Military Hospital, London, 18 November 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, NAUGHTON John Francis

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