Regimental number | 2972 |
Place of birth | Launceston, Tasmania |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 32 Central Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Height | 5'5.75" |
Weight | 143 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Lillian Ruth Troon, 32 Central Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
Previous military service | School Cadets Ballarat 18 months |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 47th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
Place of burial | Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 144 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of James TROON. Native of Launceston, Tasmania. Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, Hobart, Tasmania |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Runic', 4 May 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 5 July 1917, for onward travel to Hobart; discharged (medically unfit), Hobart, 22 August 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, TROON John James |