ISGAR John Inman

At the time of enlistment John was a Bank clerk living with his Mother at Garth House Wickham Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland Marital status Single Age at embarkation 23

John shippped out on HMAT A23 Suffolk on November 30 1915 His Majesty`s Australian Transports [HMAT] Ships A fleet of transport ships was leased by the Commonwealth government for the specific purpose of transporting the various AIF formations to their respective overseas destinations. When not committed to military transport, these ships were employed to carry various commodity exports to Britain and France. The fleet was made up from British ships and captured German vessels.

Report in Chronicle 22 September 1916, p2 states that JR Isgar received a cable from his son Jack Isgar reporting that he was wounded and is in hospital in London. Jack`s father was involved in business in Nambour - ISGAR & WILKINSON, Auctioneers, Nambour.

John enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on August 2 1915. On November 18 1915 he was €œapproved and appointed€ by the Commanding Officer to 15th Battalion, Bells Paddock, Enoggera - now known as Gallipili Barracks - (Gallipli Barracks, Enoggera has a long history, having been in existence officially since 1908, although the wider area has been used for military purposes since 1855. Upon its establishment, the camp consisted of four paddocks that were used for training and drill. These being Bell, Frasers, Rifle and Thompsons paddocks.

On March 3 1916€œ he was on transferred to 47th Battalion

O n April 13th 1916 .He suffered from Measles and was admitted to 4th auxillary hospital Cairo.

On July 29 1916, in France, John was promoted to Corporal

On September 12th 1916 He was wounded in Action in France with a gun shot wound to his Right Leg. He was shipped via HS Stad from Boulogne for England on September 14 1916.

July 28 1917 4th A.D.B.D He joined Depot from England August 8 1917 4th A.D.B.D Marched out to Unit

The 47th Battalion was raised in Egypt on 24 February 1916 as part of the €œdoubling" of the AIF. aproximately half of its new recruits were Gallipoli veterans from the 15th Battalion, and the other half, fresh reinforcements from Australia. Reflecting the composition of the 15th, the new battalion was composed mostly of men recruited in Queensland and Tasmania. The new battalion was incorporated into the 12th Brigade of the Australian Division.

May 14 1916 he was admitted to North Hampton War Hospital withgun shot wound to leg .
He was shipped to Cairo on 4th September 1916.

On October 22 1917 he again was admitted to hospital with gunshot wound to the chest and face

He was returned to Australia on the Balmoral Castle on 1st August 1918.

The Balmoral Castle Built: 1910 by Fairfield S.B. & E. Co, Glasgow. Tonnage: 13, 361g, 7, 512n, 11, 600 dwt. Engines : Twin Screw, 2 x Quadruple Expansion, 2, 234 NHP, 14 Knots.

Passengers: 320 First Class, 220 Second Class, 270 Third Class. Balmoral Castle was the first Company ship to be fitted with Marconi wireless telegraphy and made her maiden voyage at the end of February on the mail service. She acted as the Royal Yacht when the Duke and Duchess of Connaught travelled to South Africa for the opening of Parliament in the October. For this one special trip she was painted white overall, had yellow funnels, flew the White Ensign and had a Royal Navy crew. At the beginning of the First World War she remained on the mail service but carried troops northbound to Europe. During March through to May 1915 she carried troops to the landings at Gallipoli. After the Armistice she assisted in the repatriation of the Australian and American troops. She made two trips from Liverpool to New York on charter to Cunard in 1919 and then reverted to her normal mail service where she remained for the next twenty years. She was broken up at Newport in Monmouthshire in June of 1939

John had 3 sisters, Olive, Alice, and Irene

John married Florence Shellam (Girlie) in Caulfield Melbourne in 1934. According to the electoral rolls they lived in Tasmania in 1928 and later returned to Sydney

His Mother Winifred passed away in November 1929

John died in July 1943, these are the funeral notices placed in the The Sydney Morning Herald on July 8 1943.

ISGAR.€”The Relatives and Friends of Mrs. Florence Elise Isgar, Mr. J. R. Isgar, Miss Olive Isgar, and Mrs. T. Gunn are invited to attend the Funeral of her beloved Husband, his Son and their Brother, John Inman Isgar; to leave our Chapel, 310 George Street, Sydney, This Thursday, after service commencing at 2 p.m., for Church of England Cemetery, Northern Suburbs. Wood Coffill Limited.

ISGAR.€”Sedgwick Chapter No. 15 of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite.€” Officers and Members of the above Chapter are invited to attend the Funeral of their late Ex. and Perf. Bro. John Inman Isgar.

ISGAR.€”Members of the Masonic Sub-branch R.S.S.A.I.L.A. are invited to attend the Funeral of their late Member, John Inman Isgar.

A notice in the Picton Post on July 1943 said John " had suffered from indifferent health as a result of being badly gassed while on service in the Great War". and continued to say " He was a member of the head office staff of. the .Commonwealth Bank, Sydney, and a gentleman of a kind and gentle disposition who quickly won the, regard of all people with,whom he came in contact".

John died iintestate.

John Inman Isgar Service was conducted at Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium for John Inman Isgar on the 8 July 1943 Service: Burial Location: COE/T5/0019 This memorial was posted by Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium on 9 March 2010. This memorial was posted by Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium on 9 March 2010