▁Bo er ▁War ▁veter an , ▁was ▁an ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Ex ped ition ary ▁Force , ▁while ▁John ▁rose ▁to ▁captain ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁Australian ▁Light ▁Hor se ▁Regiment ▁and ▁was ▁M ention ed ▁in ▁Des patch es . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁Following ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁Bag ot ▁re - sett led ▁in ▁Canada ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁years . ▁Return ing ▁to ▁Australia , ▁he ▁took ▁up ▁a ▁mixed ▁far ming ▁property ▁near ▁Pia wan ing , ▁Western ▁Australia , ▁during ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁Bag ot ▁married ▁No el ▁I rene ▁Harris . ▁At ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁Bag ot ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁Cit iz ens ▁Military ▁Force ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁Post ed ▁to ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Battalion , ▁Vol unte er ▁Def ence ▁Corps , ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁Australia ▁with ▁the ▁unit ▁until ▁his ▁dis charge ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁with ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁captain . ▁ ▁On ▁ret iring , ▁Bag ot ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁moved ▁to ▁Per th ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁ow ing ▁to ▁the ▁decl ine ▁in ▁status ▁and ▁significance ▁of ▁the ▁Albert ▁Medal , ▁the ▁British ▁Government ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁decor ation ▁would ▁be ▁abol ished ▁and ▁living ▁recip ients ▁would ▁hence for th ▁be ▁regarded