George Thomas Raymond FOREMAN

FOREMAN, George Thomas Raymond

Service Number: 3334
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
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World War 1 Service

16 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia
27 Oct 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3334, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1,

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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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