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CANDY, George
Personal Details
Other Name: | Candy, George Elliot - Birth Records |
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Service Numbers: | 3060, 3060B |
Enlisted: | 24 July 1915 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 23 June 1900 |
Home Town: | Collingwood, Yarra, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Brass Finisher |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916, aged 16 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
24 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3060, Depot Battalion | |
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26 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3060, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
26 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3060, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne | |
15 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion | |
19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3060B, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3060B awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 |
Personal Stories
George Candy
George was actually only 15 when he enlisted. His mother Jane Ellen Candy ( my Gt Grandmother) had to write a permission note for him to join up.
Submitted 23 April 2019 by Deborah Freeman-Bryant