ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

GARDEN, John

GARDEN, John

Full Name: John

GARDEN

Date of Birth: 04

–

1891

Place of birth: Stonehaven

Scotland

Occupation: Saddler

Address: Donnybrook WA

Next of Kin: Brother- William Silver Garden

Next of Kin Address: Donnybrook WA

Religion: Presbyterean

Service Number: 303

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 11th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1914-08-22

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1914-11-02

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1914-11-26

Locations Served:

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: KIA

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Gallipoli

Age at Death: 24

Burial Location: Lone Pine Memorial Gallipoli- Panel No. 33

22/08/1914-To 11th Battalion 3rd Brigade Blackboy Hill WA as Private
26/11/1914- To Overseas Base Depot Egypt ex Australia
2/03/1915-Embarked Alexandria Egypt with Meditteranean Expeditionary Forces for Gallipoli Peninsula
25/04/1915-KILLED IN ACTION Shrapnel Gully, Anzac, Gallipoli

 

Service Medals Awarded

1914/15 Star – No. 4776

British War Medal – No. 4031

Victory Medal – No. 4031

Memorial Plaque/Scroll – No. 306267

 

Memorial Inscriptions

Lone Pine Memorial Anzac Gallipoli – Panel No. 33

Australian War Memorial Canberra – Panel No. 62

 

Details of Initial Burial after Death

Informant 305- GREEN, Cpl. J- 11th Battalion – ” GARDEN was shot during the landing on the first day.  The Rev. McVea notified the O. C. that he had buried GARDEN, together with a number of others, in Shrapnel Gully “.