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| name           = John Feast
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| image           = [[File:Feast_John.jpg|border|400px]]
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| caption        = courtesy Rebekah Terry
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| image2          =
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| dateofbirth   = 25 Oct 1876
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| placeofbirth   = Geraldton, Western Australia
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| death           = 13 Jul 1941, aged 64
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| placeofdeath   = Mundijong, Western Australia
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| enlistmentage   = 40 years, 10 months
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| description   = 5'9" (1.75m) tall; weight 144lbs; fair complexion, blue eyes, brown hair.  Thumb on right hand missing.
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| height          = 5'9" (1.75m)
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| weight          = 144lbs
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| complexion      = fair
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| eyes            = blue
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| hair            = brown
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| descriptionnote = Thumb on right hand missing
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| occupation   = Labourer
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| religion   = Roman Catholic
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| address   = Mardella, South West Railway line, Western Australia
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| relation   = Mother
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| nextofkin      = Mrs. Mary A. Feast
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| regnumber   = [https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=3550706 3098]
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| enlistmentdate  = 21 Aug 1916
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| rank           = Private
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| unit      = [[5th Pioneer Battalion]], 7th reinforcement / 5th Division
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| embarkationdatefrom = 9 Nov 1916
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| embarkationdateto = 10 Jan 1917
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| shipembarked   = [[HMAT A8 Argyllshire]]
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| embarkedshipnote = Fremantle to
  
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| dateofreturnfrom = 4 May 1917
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| dateofreturnto  = 26 Jun 1917
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| shipreturned    = [[HMAT A54 Runic]]
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| shipreturnednote = Devonport to Fremanlte
  
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| fate1           = Returned to Australia - medical
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| monument1   = [[Mundijong Honour Roll]]
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| monument2   = [[Serpentine Roll of Honour]]
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| monument3   = [[ANZAC Memorial Park (Byford)]]
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| header1  = Personal Information
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|  data3  = Geraldton, Western Australia
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|  label4  = Death
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|  data4  = 13 Jul 1941, aged 64
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| medal1   = [[British War Medal]]
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|  data5  = Mundijong, Western Australia
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|  label6  = Age at Enlistment
 
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|  data6  = 40 years, 10 months
 
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|  label7  = Description
 
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|  data7  = 5'9" (1.75m) tall; fair complexion, blue eyes, brown hair.  Thumb on right hand missing.
 
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|  data8  = labourer
 
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|  label9  = Religion
 
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|  data9  = Roman Catholic
 
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|  label10  = Address
 
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|  data10  = Mardella South West Railway line, Western Australia
 
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|  data11 = Mother Mrs Mary A. Feast
 
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| header12 = Military Information
 
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|  data13 = [https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=3550706 3098]
 
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|  data14 = 21 Aug 1916
 
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|  data15 = Private
 
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|   data16 = 5th Pioneer Battalion, 7th reinforcement / 5th Division
 
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| label17 = Date of Embarkation
 
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|  data17 = 9 Nov 1916 - 10 Jan 1917
 
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|  data19 = 4 May 1917
 
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|  data20 = [[HMAT A54 Runic]]
 
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|  data21 = Returned to Australia - medical
 
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|   data22 = [[Mundijong]] <br />[[Serpentine]]
 
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==Pre War==
 
==Pre War==
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Note on file to effect that he should never have been enlisted given he had lost his thumb 15 or more years before.
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Note on file to effect that he should never have been enlisted given he had lost his thumb in 1902 during a mill accident in Jarrahdale.
  
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Electoral roll entries - 1903 a labourer n the Harvey Main Drain; 1906 labourer at Keysbrook; 1909 - 1910 a teamster at Mornington; 1912 - 1917 a horse driver at Whittaker's Mill
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Electoral roll entries - 1903 a labourer on the Harvey Main Drain; 1906 labourer at Keysbrook; 1909 - 1910 a teamster at Mornington; 1912 - 1917 a horse driver at Whittaker's Mill.
 
   
 
   
 
==War Service==
 
==War Service==
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On entering Blackboy Hill camp, John was initially allocated to reinforcement drafts for the 48th and then the 51st Battalions before on 23 Sep 1916 he was deemed more suitable for as Pioneer battalion reinforcement.
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On entering Blackboy Hill camp, John was initially allocated to the 7th reinforcement draft for the 48th Battalion, and then to the 8th draft for the 51st Battalions before on 23 Sep 1916 when he was deemed more suitable for as a Pioneer reinforcement, and was allocated to the 7th reinforcement draft for the 5th Pioneer Battalion.
  
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Travelled to England, but physical disability prevented him from going to France.
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Travelled to England aboard HMAT A8 Argyllshire, and was sent to the Pioneer Training Battalion at Larkhill for training. Here a Medical Board on 5 Feb 1917 classified him as 'C3'. On 5 Mar 1917 his missing thumb on his right hand became an issue and he was sent to No. 2 Command Depot in Weymouth for return to Australia for 'Home Service'. On his return to Australia he was sent to the [[8th Australian General Hospital ]] in Fremantle from 26-27 Jun 1917 for assessment.  
  
 
Discharged at 5th Military District on 13 Jul 1917.
 
Discharged at 5th Military District on 13 Jul 1917.
  
 
==Post War==
 
==Post War==
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In 1922 John married Rose Buckland.  Children were Norm, Gwen, Ron, Violet, Albert, John, Pauline, Lillian, Betty, and Eric. Rose died 23 Apr 1972 aged 72.
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On 24 May 1922 John married Rose Buckland (b.1899).  Children were Norman (21 Aug 1922 - 2006), Gwendoline R (1924), Ronald (1928), Violet J (1930), Albert (1932 - 1953), John, Leslie (1935 died during birth), Pauline Margaret, Thelma, and Gordon.   Rose died 23 Apr 1972 aged 72.
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Electoral Roll entries - 1922 - 1926 a horse driver at No.2 Railway Mill Dwellingup; 1931 at Cockram street, Mundijong teamster; 1936 No.2 State Mill, horse driver; 1937 labourer in Mundijong.
 
Electoral Roll entries - 1922 - 1926 a horse driver at No.2 Railway Mill Dwellingup; 1931 at Cockram street, Mundijong teamster; 1936 No.2 State Mill, horse driver; 1937 labourer in Mundijong.
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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No thumb on his right hand at time of enlistment.
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No thumb on his right hand at time of enlistment having lost it in a circular saw accident in about 1902.
 
<references />
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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*[https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=95425 AIF Project]
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*[https://rslvirtualwarmemorial.org.au/explore/people/201412 RSL Memorial]
  
 
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[[Category:Soldier]]
 
[[Category:Soldier]]
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[[Category:Born Australia]]
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[[Category:Born WA]]
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[[Category:labourer]]
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[[Category:Catholic]]
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[[Category:Returned to Australia]]
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[[Category:Serpentine-Jarrahdale]]

Latest revision as of 19:25, 25 February 2021

John Feast
Feast John.jpg
courtesy Rebekah Terry
Personal Information
Date of Birth 25 Oct 1876
Place of Birth Geraldton, Western Australia
Death 13 Jul 1941, aged 64
Place of Death Mundijong, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment 40 years, 10 months
Description 5'9" (1.75m) tall ; 144lbs
65.317 kg
; fair complexion ; blue eyes ; brown hair ; Thumb on right hand missing
Occupation Labourer
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Mardella, South West Railway line, Western Australia
Next of Kin Mother , Mrs. Mary A. Feast
Military Information
Reg Number 3098
Date of Enlistment 21 Aug 1916
Rank Private
Unit/Formation 5th Pioneer Battalion, 7th reinforcement / 5th Division
Date of Embarkation 9 Nov 1916 ‒ 10 Jan 1917
Ship Embarked On HMAT A8 Argyllshire Fremantle to
Date of Return 4 May 1917 ‒ 26 Jun 1917
Ship Returned On HMAT A54 Runic Devonport to Fremanlte
Fate Returned to Australia - medical
Monument Mundijong Honour Roll
Serpentine Roll of Honour
ANZAC Memorial Park (Byford)
Medals British War Medal



Pre War

Note on file to effect that he should never have been enlisted given he had lost his thumb in 1902 during a mill accident in Jarrahdale.

Electoral roll entries - 1903 a labourer on the Harvey Main Drain; 1906 labourer at Keysbrook; 1909 - 1910 a teamster at Mornington; 1912 - 1917 a horse driver at Whittaker's Mill.

War Service

On entering Blackboy Hill camp, John was initially allocated to the 7th reinforcement draft for the 48th Battalion, and then to the 8th draft for the 51st Battalions before on 23 Sep 1916 when he was deemed more suitable for as a Pioneer reinforcement, and was allocated to the 7th reinforcement draft for the 5th Pioneer Battalion.

Travelled to England aboard HMAT A8 Argyllshire, and was sent to the Pioneer Training Battalion at Larkhill for training. Here a Medical Board on 5 Feb 1917 classified him as 'C3'. On 5 Mar 1917 his missing thumb on his right hand became an issue and he was sent to No. 2 Command Depot in Weymouth for return to Australia for 'Home Service'. On his return to Australia he was sent to the 8th Australian General Hospital in Fremantle from 26-27 Jun 1917 for assessment.

Discharged at 5th Military District on 13 Jul 1917.

Post War

On 24 May 1922 John married Rose Buckland (b.1899). Children were Norman (21 Aug 1922 - 2006), Gwendoline R (1924), Ronald (1928), Violet J (1930), Albert (1932 - 1953), John, Leslie (1935 died during birth), Pauline Margaret, Thelma, and Gordon. Rose died 23 Apr 1972 aged 72.

Electoral Roll entries - 1922 - 1926 a horse driver at No.2 Railway Mill Dwellingup; 1931 at Cockram street, Mundijong teamster; 1936 No.2 State Mill, horse driver; 1937 labourer in Mundijong.

Notes

No thumb on his right hand at time of enlistment having lost it in a circular saw accident in about 1902.


External Links

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