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John LARKIN

Regimental number5
Place of birthBrisbane, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSchool teacher
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinJames Larkin, Incooroopilly, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed as Lieut in Senior Cadets.
Enlistment date13 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentSergeant
Unit name41st Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/58/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 18 May 1916
FateKilled in Action 5 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death20.9
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot LVII, row F, Grave No. II), Passchendaele, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
134
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Sarah LARKIN, Indooroopilly, Brisbane, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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