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John Maurice WELLS

Regimental number3
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSoldier
Address34 Foveaux Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinWife, Mrs Isabella Jane Wells, Foveaux Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date26 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentSQSM
Unit name2nd Battalion, Machine Gun Section
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board A23 Suffolk on 18 October 1914
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal RollMajor
Unit from Nominal Roll35th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 30706 (28 May 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 165 (24 October 1918).

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and gazetted, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30448 (28 December 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 (18 April 1918).

FateReturned to Australia 1 May 1919
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)See other
Other details

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

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