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HEMSLEY, George
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2673, 2673A |
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| Enlisted: | 31 August 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Adelaide, South Australia, 5 September 1894 |
| Home Town: | Silverton, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 8 June 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Silverton Tramway Employees Honour Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2673, 50th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 23 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2673, 50th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2673, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Adelaide | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2673A, 50th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2673A awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-08 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Hemsley and Amelia Pearce of Mundi Mundi Station, Silverton, NSW; brother of Herbert Pearce Hemsly, Amelia Jane Hemsley, Clarence Charles James Hemsley, Winifred Irene May Hemsley
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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