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THIELE, George Victor
| Service Number: | 4283 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Balhannah Old Scholars Roll of Honor, Oakbank Old Scholars Roll of Honor, Woodside District of Onkaparinga Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4283, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4283, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 4283, 50th Infantry Battalion |
George Victor Thiele
Name: George Victor Thiele
Service Number: 4283
Place of Birth: Balhannah
Date of Birth: 28 April 1897
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 23 August 1915
Age at Enlistment: 18 years 4 months
Next of Kin: Mother, Florence Thiele
Occupation: Butter and Cheese Maker
Religion: Methodist
Rank: Private
Victor transferred to the 50th Battalion on 26 February 1916 and served at Tel-el-Kebir in March. Shortly after being sent to France with his unit he was shot in the left ankle on 16 August and was sent to Birmingham War Hospital, Northfield, England on 20 August, rejoining his unit in France on 1 May 1918. Three days later Victor was wounded a second time when shot in the right buttock. He was invalided to Reading Hospital, England. From there he returned to Australia on the Swakepmund on 15 June 1919 and was
discharged on 22 September.
Submitted 23 October 2023 by christopher collins
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