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NAESS, George
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1542, 428 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 28 May 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales, and assigned to Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Army Medical Corps. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force |
| Born: | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 9 July 1887 |
| Home Town: | Rockdale, Rockdale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bushman |
| Died: | Lost at war (civilian war dead), Gasmata, New Britain., 1 November 1942, aged 55 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1542, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Army Medical Corps, Liverpool, New South Wales, and assigned to Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Army Medical Corps. | |
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| 25 May 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 428, 5th Machine Gun Company, Discharged as medically unfit- disablility- wound to left knee. | |
| 2 Oct 1918: | Involvement Private, 1542, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Melusia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 2 Oct 1918: | Embarked Private, 1542, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, SS Melusia, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Dianne Black
Parents: - Ole Olsen (William) Naess and Grace Madeline Kidd married 27th March 1882 in Queensland.
Fate: - George was employed at Tol Plantation, New Britain, New Guinea when the Japanese invaded in 1942. His fate is unknown, presumed to have been captured imprisioned and possibility murdered by elements of the Japanese Imperial Forces. Details of death and burial not stated.