PORTER, George Andrew
| Service Number: | 5204 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 December 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney New South Wales, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Ultimo, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5204, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5204, 1st Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Sydney | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5204, 1st Infantry Battalion, Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Makarini |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Lauren Leonardis
George Andrew Porter served in the First World War in 1915. He was a part of the 1st Battalion and was in the rank of a Private. Porter was born in 1895. Before the war, Porter was a single man living in his hometown of Ultimo, Sydney at 369 Bulwarra Road whilst taking up the occupation of a driver.
On the 22 of December 1915, George enrolled for the war. On the 1st of April 1916, George Andrew Porter embarked from Sydney Australia on board HMAT SS Makarini. At the time of embarkation, Porter was 21 years of age. He was the first infantry unit recruited. He served in the war for three years and returned to Australia on the 2nd of January 1919. The death and details of death are unknown for George Andrew Porter.