John Henry Jordan

Submitted by Mt Kembla Minin... on Mon, 07/12/2015 - 14:07

First Name:

John

Middle Name:

Henry

Last Name:

Jordan

Date of Birth:

Friday, November 11, 1892

Mother's Name:

Henrietta Jordan (nee Sweetingham)

Father's Name:

James Jordan

Date Enlisted:

Monday, May 31, 1915

Rank at Enlistment:

Private

Rank at Discharge:

Private

Unit:

4th Battalion

Service:

Infantry

Awards:

1914/1915 Star

British War Medal

Victory Medal

Date of Death:

Wednesday, August 16, 1916

Place of Death:

Mouquet Farm, France

Cause of Death:

Killed in action

Details:

John Jordan (Service No 2621) was born in Mount Morgan, QLD and attended Mount Morgan State Boys School. At the time of enlistment John was a single 22 year old labourer who had served in the Cadets. He was living and working in Port Kembla, NSW and had a brother living there as well.

John embarked on HMAT A54 Runic with 8th Reinforcements, 4th Battalion on 9th August, 1915. He arrived in Egypt and was admitted to hospital sick at Mudros on 2nd December, 1915. John Jordan's file is difficult to read due to poor condition and lack of detail, so it is not clear if he saw service on Gallipoli but he arrived in France with 4th Battalion on 30th March, 1916.

John was killed in action on 16th August, 1916 while fighting at Mouquet Farm. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Australian National Memorial at Villers-Bretonneaux.

Sources:

NAA: B2455, JORDAN JOHN HENRY