DOAK, George Joseph
| Service Number: | 4180 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 September 1915, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Morgan, Queensland, 10 November 1892 |
| Home Town: | Mount Morgan, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Mt Morgan State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 23 July 1916, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4180, 9th Infantry Battalion, Rockhampton, Queensland | |
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| 3 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4180, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4180, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4180, 9th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Born George Joseph Doak to John George Doak and Jane Graham
"KILLED IN ACTION
News was received on Tuesday that Private George Joseph Doak was killed in action in France on the 23rd of July. Private Doak enlisted about twelve months ago. He was a single man and was nearly twenty four years of age. Previous to joining the expeditiotary forces he worked at the copper works of the Mount Morgan Gold mining Company. He was a son of Mrs. J. Doak, of Cemetery-road. At the meeting of the Town Council on Tuesday night it was decided to send a letter of sympathy on behalf of the townspeople to the deseased's relatives." - from the Rockhampton Morning Bulletin 01 Sep 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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