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DEAN, George Lancelot
| Service Number: | 8359 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 August 1915, Adelaide South Australia Australia |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Kensington Park, South Australia, 4 April 1886 |
| Home Town: | Kensington, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Kalangadoo, South Australia, 26 October 1968, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Kalangadoo Cemetery, S. A. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Rowing Club WW1 Pictorial Honour Board, Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board, Linton Old Lintonians Association Roll of Honor, Linton St Paul's Church Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide South Australia Australia | |
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| 24 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Bombardier, 8359, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Botanist embarkation_ship_number: A59 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Bombardier, 8359, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Botanist, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 8359 |
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L.G. Dean, probably 8359 Private George Lancelot Dean was a 29 year old grazier from Kensington Park, South Australia when he enlisted on 13 August 1915.
He embarked for overseas with the 18th Battery of the 6th Field Artillery Brigade from Melbourne on 24 November 1915 aboard HMAT Botanist.
After being promoted to Corporal, he was appointed a Second Lieutenant in March 1916, a Lieutenant in August 1916 and a Captain in May 1918. While on active service in France with the 5th and 22nd Field Artillery Brigades, he was awarded a Belgian Croix de Guerre. Captain Dean arrived back in Australia on 13 May 1919.
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