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John Samuel NIAN

Regimental number873
Place of birthPort Douglas, Queensland
SchoolSt Joseph's (Catholic) College, Hunter's Hill, Sydney, New South Wales
Other trainingWool classing
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarmer
Address36 Tyrell Street, Newcastle, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinMadame Nian, 36 Tyrell Street, Newcastle, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date22 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Light Horse Regiment, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/17/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A51 Chilka on 26 June 1915
Date of embarkation incorrectly listed on Embarkation Roll as 7 June 1915.
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Light Horse Regiment
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularHe was born of French parents, both of whom were in the siege of Paris, 1871, in the Franco-Prussian War, His father was an artist; his mother one of the promoters of the France's Day movement in Newcastle, NSW in 1916 and 1917. He was an only son, his only sister being a French instructress to a unit of 21 nurses sent by the Red Cross to France to nurse the French.
FateKilled in Action 30 April 1918
Place of death or woundingEas Salt, Jordan Valley, Palestine
Age at death36

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