| Service number | 867 |
|---|---|
| Ranks Held | Lance Corporal, Private |
| Birth Place | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Middle Park |
| Death Date | 1915-07-09 |
| Death Place | Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Marmara, Gallipoli Peninsula |
| Final Rank | Lance Corporal |
| Service | Australian Imperial Force |
| Unit | 6th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Places | |
| Conflict/Operation | First World War, 1914-1918 |
Lance Corporal John Athelstan Corteen Tytherleigh
Description
Lance Corporal John Athelstan Corken Tytherleigh (867, 6th Battalion) was a clerk from Essendon, Victoria. He was killed in action near Anzac Cove on 9 July 1915, aged 17 years 8 months. John is buried in the Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli. His mother wrote that John carried with him a “housewife” which had belonged to his great grandfather, William Gatch, who served on one of Lord Nelson’s ships during the Battle of Trafalgar. John’s cousins, Lieutenant General Walter Ramsay McNicoll and Captain John Eldred Mott, were awarded a Distinguished Service Order and a Military Cross and Bar respectively.
Rolls
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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First World War Nominal Roll:
- Unit
- 6th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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Roll of Honour:
- Unit
- 6th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lance Corporal
Timeline
| Date of enlistment | 18 August 1914 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date of embarkation | 19 October 1914 | |
| Date of death | 09 July 1915 | |
| Date of fate | 09 July 1915 |