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John DEMPSEY

Date of birth2 June 1881
Place of birthBelfast, Co Antrim, Ireland
ReligionCongregational
OccupationCongregational minister
AddressBurwood, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinWife, Mrs L E Dempsey, Ethel Street, Burwood, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in Australian Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment.
Enlistment date20 November 1916
Rank on enlistmentChaplain (4th Class)
Unit nameChaplains' Corps
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 16 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollChaplain
Unit from Nominal RollChaplains' Department
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Unit: Chaplains' Corps (Congregational)
Promotion date: 20 November 1916

FateDied of disease 13 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialCairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row F, Grave No. 262), Egypt.
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
185
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Patrick and Martha DEMPSEY, husband of Lily E. DEMPSEY, Ethel Street, Burwood, New South Wales
Other details

War service: England, Egypt

Embarked Melbourne, 16 December 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England and granted 8 days leave: 4 days with pay, 4 days without pay, 18 February 1917.

Proceeded overseas to Egypt, 28 March 1917; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 29 April 1917.

Admitted to 14th Australian General Hospital, Cairo, Egypt, 30 April 1917 (pyrexia); reported as 'dangerously ill', 4 June 1917.

Died of disease, Egypt, 13 June 1917 (septic pneumonia).

Medal: British War Medal
Miscellaneous detailsAppointment for continuous service.

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