John James Emery

Western Mail 18 Jun 1915
Drill of The Foot-Hills 1917 Feb-Mar edition
Personal Information
Date of Birth	Not known
Place of Birth	Middlesex, England
Death	1 May 1915
Place of Death	Gallipoli, Turkey
Age at Enlistment	25 years, 8 months
Description	7¾" (1.72m) tall; weight 137 lbs (62.1 kg); fair complexion, brown eyes, black hair
Occupation	brickworker
Religion	Church of England
Address	Beenup, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Mother Mrs Eliza Emery (in the UK)
Military Information
Reg Number	1466
Date of Enlistment	20 Nov 1914
Rank	Private
Unit/Formation	16th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement /4th Brigade, 2nd Division
Date of Embarkation	22 Feb 1915 - 24 Mar 1915 Port Suez
Ship Embarked On	HMAT A50 Itonus
Fate	Killed in Action 1 May 1915 Quin's Post?? Gallipoli
Monument	Armadale War Memorial (Beenup panel)
Medals	1914-15 Star British War Medal Victory Medal

Pre War

Before working locally the Electoral Rolls suggest that John was in Boya working as a quarryman in 1913.

War Service

John's Military records are largely missing, and those that exist record only his journey to Egypt and his death. However, the period between his arrival in Egypt and his death is very short, so he was quickly taken on to Gallipoli, and joined the battalion possibly while they were on Pope's Hill. The battalion history book "The Old Sixteenth" by Capt C. Longmore records how the battalion had been withdrawn from the front lines on Pope's Hill the night before John's death and placed in a gully to the rear known as Rest Camp. However, Turkish snipers over the next 2 days killed or wounded 50 men, John amongst them.

The Drill of the Foot-Hills 1917 Feb - Mar edition listed his name, but gave no detail

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  Lone Pine Memorial section
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  Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Post War

Mother in England received a £2 per fortnight pension until her death on 17 Dec 1917.

External Links

• AIF Project
• RSL Memorial