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Private John Sinclair Hayburn
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Private John Sinclair Hayburn Veteran

Birth
Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland
Death
25 Aug 1916 (aged 28)
Monument
Villers-Bretonneux, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France Add to Map
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Service No: 359
Age: 29
Regiment/Service: Australian Infantry, A.I.F., 23rd Bn.
Son of John and Margaret Ann Hayburn (nee Rance). Born at Musselburgh, Scotland.
Regimental number 359
Place of birth Musselburgh, Scotland
School Grammar School, Musselburgh and George Heriots, Edinburgh
Age on arrival in Australia 22
Religion Church of England
Occupation Carpenter
Address 23 Westholmes Gardens, Musselburgh, Scotland
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 27
Next of kin Mother, Mrs Margarct Hayburn, 23 Westholmes Gardens, Musselburgh, Scotland
Previous military service 6th Volunteer Battalion - The Royal Scots
Enlistment date 22 February 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 23rd Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/40/1
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 23rd Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular Served with his Battalion in Egypt, Gallipoli and in France. Was on board transport "Southland" when torpedoed in the Mediterranean.
Fate Killed in Action 25 August 1916
Place of death or wounding Somme, France
Age at death 28
Age at death from cemetery records 29
Place of burial No known grave
Service No: 359
Age: 29
Regiment/Service: Australian Infantry, A.I.F., 23rd Bn.
Son of John and Margaret Ann Hayburn (nee Rance). Born at Musselburgh, Scotland.
Regimental number 359
Place of birth Musselburgh, Scotland
School Grammar School, Musselburgh and George Heriots, Edinburgh
Age on arrival in Australia 22
Religion Church of England
Occupation Carpenter
Address 23 Westholmes Gardens, Musselburgh, Scotland
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 27
Next of kin Mother, Mrs Margarct Hayburn, 23 Westholmes Gardens, Musselburgh, Scotland
Previous military service 6th Volunteer Battalion - The Royal Scots
Enlistment date 22 February 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 23rd Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/40/1
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 23rd Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular Served with his Battalion in Egypt, Gallipoli and in France. Was on board transport "Southland" when torpedoed in the Mediterranean.
Fate Killed in Action 25 August 1916
Place of death or wounding Somme, France
Age at death 28
Age at death from cemetery records 29
Place of burial No known grave


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