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John Joseph SANDY

Regimental number506
Place of birthBruthen, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressCamperdown, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Height5' 5.5"
Weight137 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Agnes Sandy, Camperdown, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date6 January 1915
Place of enlistmentBruthen, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 16 December 1917
Date of death21 May 1919
Age at death from cemetery records37
Place of burialCoburg Cemetery (Grave No. 241D), Victoria
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
95
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Mrs Agnes SANDY. Native of Tambo, Victoria
Discharge date10 August 1918
Other detailsCommenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kanowna', 16 December 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 13 February 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 10 August 1918.
SourcesNAA: B2455, SANDY John Joseph

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