George Henry PENDLEBURY MM

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PENDLEBURY, George Henry

Service Number:	627
Enlisted:	4 September 1914, Sydney
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	1st Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF
Born:	Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia, 1890
Home Town:	Warracknabeal, Yarriambiack, Victoria
Schooling:	Cannum North State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of Wounds, France, 1 March 1917
Cemetery:	Etaples Military Cemetery Plot XXI, Row K, Grave 6
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brim Lah Public Hall Roll of Honor WW1, Warracknabeal Lah Methodist Church Honor Roll, Warracknabeal Lah State School Great War Roll of Honor, Warracknabeal War Memorial

World War 1 Service

4 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, 627, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Sydney
18 Oct 1914:	Involvement Driver, 627, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
18 Oct 1914:	Embarked Driver, 627, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
1 Mar 1917:	Involvement Corporal, 627, 1st Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 627 awm_unit: 1st Australian Division Trench Mortars awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-03-01
Date unknown:	Honoured Military Medal

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

George Henry PENDLEBURY was born in Warracknabeal in Victoria in 1890

His parents were George Henry PENDLEBURY & Charlotte Ellen PENDLEBURY

He was awarded the Military Medal

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Three of his brothers also served during WW1

1. Thomas Gould PENDLEBURY (SN 3446) who was Killed in Action on 28th March, 1918

2. Frank PENDLEBURY (SN 960) who was discharged on 25th September, 1916

3. Edward PENDLEBURY (SN 1721) who returned to Australia in 1919

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