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John Donald SUTHERLAND

Regimental number558
Place of birthGilberton, South Australia
SchoolEast Adelaide Public School, South Australia
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationElectrician
AddressGilbert Street, Gilberton, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMrs Martha Sutherland, Gilbert Street, Gilberton, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date25 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularSailed from Australia 20 October 1914; in landing at Gallipoli 25 April 1915; severely wounded July 1915; rejoined battalion February 1916; sailed for France same month.
FateDied of wounds 4 October 1917
Place of death or woundingLyssenthoek
Age at death31
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XX, Row D, Grave No. 4), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
60
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Martha SUTHERLAND, Gilbert Street, Gilberton, Adealide, South Australia. Native of Adelaide, South Australia
Family/military connectionsNil

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