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SUTHERLAND, George Harley
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 80 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Aberdeen, Scotland, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Barellan, Narrandera, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | St Catherine's School, Tranmere, Birkenhead, England |
| Occupation: | Electrical Engineer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Menin Road, Belgium, 16 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Panel 7, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 80, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 80, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 80, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Machine Gun Section. Gunshot wound to the left. On 4 May 1915 he was transferred to the Valetta Military Hospital, Malta. | |
| 13 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1st Infantry Battalion, In France | |
| 26 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 10 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1st Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 16 Sep 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 80, 1st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 80 awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-09-16 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Harley Sutherland and his mother Elizabeth Philips Sutherland
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Previously served in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve, Birkenhead, England for about 3 years
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