Military History

Armstrong enlisted with the Artillery as a Gunner. He was transferred to Maribyrnong, Victoria for further artillery training.
Embarked Melbourne per HMAT 'Port Sydney' A15 for Egypt 9.11.1917.
Roll Rank Gunner.
Roll Unit 30th Reinforcement, Field Artillery.
Armstrong disembarked in Suez 12.12.1917. His unit embarked at Alexandria for Taranto, Italy per HT ‘Heytesbury’ 18.12.1917. From this port they embarked for England. Armstrong and his unit disembarked Southampton 4.1.1918. They marched into the Artillery Base Depot in England. Armstrong was hospitalized with Influenza 2.3.1918. He proceeded overseas to France 1.4.1918 and marched in to Rouelles 2.4.1918. Armstrong was taken on Strength with his Battalion. He was transferred to 1st Division Ammunition Column and taken on Strength 11.4.1918. Armstrong was wounded accidentally in the field with a fractured Ulna 2.1.1919. He was transferred by the 1st Australian Field Ambulance to the 55th Casualty Clearing Station and from there was invalided to England. He was transferred by the Hospital Ship ‘St Dennis’ 14.1.1919. He was admitted to the City of London Hospital 27.1.1919. He was discharged to the Depot at Sutton Veny before returning to Australia.
Embarked ‘Euripides’ for Australia 3.3.1919.
Returned/Disembarked Australia 2.4.1919.
Discharged 12.5.1919.
Final Rank Gunner, 1st Division Artillery Column.
Medical Condition NK.
Awards and Medals British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Notes Armstrong took a degree in Agricultural Science on his return and became an agricultural advisor in the Great Southern District with the Department of Agriculture. Newspapers of the time noted he was a Senior Agricultural Advisor in 1930 (Western Mail 6.3.1930 p44)
Photos Armstrong J.T. Photograph source Western Mail 6.3.1930 p44
             HMAT 'Port Sydney' A15. Originally Star of England. Photographer unknown, photograph AWM C02483
             Ammunition Column on the Memetz Road. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM  E00054
             HMAT 'Euripides'. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM PB3740

Information Source
AWM C02483. HMAT 'Port Sydney' A15. Originally Star of England. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM  E00054. Ammunition Column on the Memetz Road. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM   PB3740. HMAT 'Euripides'. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial 
Australian War Memorial Embarkation Roll- John Taylor Armstrong
Guildford Grammar School Honour Roll
NAA: B2455, Armstrong J T
Western Mail

Boys Swan Orphanage, Middle Swan, WA.

 

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