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John William STEWART

Regimental number625
Place of birthJamestown, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressHawker, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation24.8
Height5' 8"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs G E Stewart, Hammond, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date5 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll21 June 1915
Place of enlistmentKeswick, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 31 July 1918
Discharge date1 November 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Malta', 31 July 1918; discharged (medically unfit: synovitis, right knee), Adelaide, 1 November 1918.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death9 May 1956
Age at death65
Place of burialAIF Cemetery (Row 9, Grave 59), West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, STEWART John William

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