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GAPES, George Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1808 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Signal Company Engineers |
| Born: | Koroit, Victoria, Australia, 15 November 1894 |
| Home Town: | Koroit, Moyne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Koroit State School |
| Occupation: | Postal Assistant |
| Died: | Black Rock, Victoria, Australia, 17 September 1967, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremated remains scattered at cemetery |
| Memorials: | Hawthorn Postmaster General's Department Victoria 1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 1808, 1st Signal Company Engineers, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Sapper, 1808, 1st Signal Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Sapper, 1808, 1st Signal Company Engineers, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Joseph GAPES and Anee Jellie GAPES nee ANDERSON, Koroit, Victoria
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