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John EMSLIE

Regimental number4695
Place of birthCairns, North Queensland
SchoolState School
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressIlfracombe, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, John Emslie, Ilfracombe, Queensland
Enlistment date6 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll5 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Mooltan on 12 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 27 March 1917
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialDernacourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VI, Row E, Grave No. 2), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
104
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of John EMSLIE. Native of Cairns, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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