FOREMAN, George Thomas Raymond
| Service Number: | 3334 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Thebarton, South Australia, 9 May 1895 |
| Home Town: | Lockleys, City of West Torrens, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Currie Street School |
| Occupation: | Coach Builder/Blacksmith's apprentice |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 7 August 1916, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Sunken Road Cemetery, Contalmaison Sunken Road Cemetery, Contalmaison, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 3334, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3334, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Benalla, Adelaide | |
| 7 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3334, 48th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3334 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-07 |
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Ray Foreman's brother 6437 Pte. Frank Edwin Foreman (/explore/people/265509) was killed in action in France on 10 Jun 1918.
"3334 Private George Thomas Raymond Foreman, 16th battalion, of Thebarton, SA. A coachbuilder prior to enlistment he embarked with the 11th Reinforcements aboard HMAT Benalla (A24) on 27 October 1915. He later transferred to the 48th Battalion and was killed in action on 7 August 1916, aged 21. Pte Foreman is buried Sunken Road Cemetery, Contalmaison, France. His two brothers 6437 Pte Frank Edward Foreman and 3839 Pte Cyril William Ernest Foreman were also killed in action." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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