John Allen SALMON

Regimental number561
Place of birthBeeac Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarmer
AddressHillside, Beeac, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinFather, W Salmon, Hillside, Beeac, Victoria
Enlistment date29 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameMachine Gun Company 4, Reinforcement 9
AWM Embarkation Roll number24/9/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 6 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Machine Gun Battalion
FateDied of disease 2 April 1917
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialGrantham Cemetery (Plot 15, Row B, Grave No. 13), Lincolnshire, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
179
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Eliza SALMON, Hillside, Beeac, Victoria