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John Alexander Lennon
Name on Board | J Lennon |
Name on Service Records |
John Alexander Lennon |
Enlistment Age | 25 |
Occupation | Labourer |
Place of Birth | Dandenong, Vic |
Next of Kin | Ellen Elizabeth Lennon |
Address | Bell St, Coburg, Vic |
Marital Status | S |
Enlistment Date | 10/05/1916 |
Service No. | 3574 |
Enlistment Place | Melbourne, Vic |
Embarkation Place | Melbourne |
Embarkation Date | 1/08/1916 |
Embarkation Ship | HMAT Orsova A67 |
Unit on Embarkation | 29th Australian Infantry Battalion |
Date of Death | 29/07/1918 |
Unit on Death | 29th Australian Infantry Battalion |
Rank on Death | Private |
Cause of Death | KIA |
Place of Wounding/ Death |
France |
Cemetery or Memorial | Mericourt-L'Abbe Communal Cemetery Extension, Mericourt-L'Abbe, Picardie, France |
Additional Information
Mother, Mrs M Watts, Hawthorn Rd, Caulfield, Vic.
Brothers: John Alexander Lennon (3574), killed in action in France; Hugh Lennon (133), killed in action at Gallipoli.
Letter on service records of John Alexander Lennon (page 75) from Ellen Lennon dated 20/5/1921, makes the connection between all three brothers and their father, William Lennon of Robb St, Newport, Vic.
Note on service records of letter from Williamstown Town Clerk dated 7/2/1922, requesting date of death
Additional References
Australian War Memorial Photo DACS0326 : https://www.Australian War Memorial.gov.au/collection/DACS0326/
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