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MANSON, George Jules
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1618, 4055 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 September 1915, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Durban, South Africa, 1874 |
| Home Town: | Woody Point, Moreton Bay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Big Game Hunter and Pearler |
| Died: | At home, "Cooneana" Blackstone, Ipswich, Qld., 14 June 1940, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Booval War Memorial, Ipswich Central Congregational Church Honour Board, Woody Point Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1618, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 28 Mar 1916: | Involvement 4055, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Mar 1916: | Embarked 4055, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Brisbane | |
| 17 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1618, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1618, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Aeneas, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
George Jules Manson enlisted at age 41 in September 1915 while living at Woody Point. His father was Robert Larmer Manson of Durban South Africa and his mother, Sophie Josephine Lemoine. George had married Claudia Irene Welsby in February 1916 just prior to embarking in April 1916. On his return home in 1918 George and Irene lived in Ipswich for a few years before moving to Woody point where George served one term on the Redcliffe Town Council, occupying the vacancy left by Errol Cowen, between 1924-27.
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