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John SOMERVILLE

Regimental number2242
Place of birthSouthpine, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationButcher
AddressEdmund Street, Newstead, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation42
Height5' 7"
Weight120 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Somerville, Edmund Street, Newstead, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date28 February 1916
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name49th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/66/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A42 Boorara on 16 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 November 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Samuel and Sarah Jane SOMERVILLE. Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance.
Discharge date5 February 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Thermistocles', 5 November 1917; disembarked Sydney,3 January 1918, for onward travel to Brisbane; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 5 February 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death17 December 1934
Age at death61
Place of burialNundah Cemetery, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, SOMERVILLE John

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