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John Gladstone POPE

Regimental number324
Place of birth'Woollarha', Edge Cliff Road, Sydney, New South Wales
SchoolNarrabri West Public School, Narrabri West, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationTelegraphist
AddressHarden, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinJ L Pope, Bowman Street, Hamilton, New South Wales
Enlistment date22 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/6/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Light Horse Regiment
FateKilled in Action 6 June 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Age at death27
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialShrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave 15), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
2
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of John Laurence and Catherine POPE, 165 Beaumont Street, Hamilton, Newcastle, New South Wales. Native of "Woollahra", Edgecliff Road, Sydney
Other detailsCatherine Pope was later of 165 Beaumont Street, Hamilton, Newcastle, New South Wales

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