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John Howard SHRUBB

Regimental number1806
Place of birthOld Ford, London, England
SchoolDouberry Road, Hamerton, England
Age on arrival in Australia23
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPorter
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Shrubb, 293 Mount Plesant Road Tottenham Road, London, England
Previous military serviceNil.
Enlistment date27 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 17 March 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 29 May 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Age at death27
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialShrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 10), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
70
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Matilda SHRUBB, 293 Mount Pleasant Road, London, England. Native of Homerton, London
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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