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John William ACKROYD

Regimental number21676
Place of birthBallarat, Victoria
ReligionSalvation Army
OccupationSalvation Army officer
AddressBallarat, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19.10
Height5' 2.5"
Weight118 lbs
Next of kinFather, J W Ackroyd, 102 Burnbank Street, Ballarat, Victoria
Previous military service30th Australian Army Medical Corps
Enlistment date24 July 1917
Place of enlistmentHorsham
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameArmy Medical Corps, General Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number26/99/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on 22 October 1918
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Australian General Hospital
FateReturned to Australia 6 September 1919
Discharge date4 November 1919
Other details

War service: England, France (post-Armistice)

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Euripides', 6 September 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Melbourne, 4 November 1919.

Medal: British War Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No TX3228.
SourcesNAA: B2455, ACKROYD John William

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