John George DEACON

Regimental number840
Place of birthGoldern Grove New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFire lighter
AddressBeaumont Street, Hamilton, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinSister, Miss M. Deacon, Beaumont Street, Hamilton, New South Wales
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll23 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, H Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A23 Suffolk on 18 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 06-9 August 1915
Date of death8 August 1915
Place of burialLone Pine Cemetery (Sp. Me. C. 104), Gallipoli, Turkey
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Town. Sydney, New South Wales