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DUNCAN, George Harry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4109 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 May 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 23 October 1889 |
| Home Town: | Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Randwick Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Process engraver |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Corbie, France, 9 August 1918, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4109, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 8 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4109, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4109, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney | |
| 9 Aug 1918: | Involvement Lieutenant, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 18 Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-08-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...Lieutenant (Lt) George Harry Duncan, 18th Battalion, of Coogee, NSW. Lt Duncan enlisted on 19 May 1915 and died of wounds on 9 August 1918; he was initially buried at the Lamotte en Santerre Communal Cemetery Extension, outside Corbie, before being moved to the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery in Fouilloy, France. Lt Duncan's date of death was previously thought to be 12 August 1918, but was rectified by the Office of Australian War Graves before his re-burial." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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