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FAUX, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6987 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 September 1916, Enlisted at Horsham, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lubeck, Victoria, Australia, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Horsham, Wimmera, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Horsham, Victoria, Australia, 1965, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6987, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Horsham, Victoria | |
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| 23 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6987, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6987, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 28 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 67th Infantry Battalion (WW1), From the 8th Battalion | |
| 9 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 67th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 1 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 37th Infantry Battalion, From 67th Battalion | |
| 20 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 37th Infantry Battalion | |
| 6 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 6987, 37th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the head | |
| 12 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 38th Infantry Battalion, From 37th Battalion | |
| 11 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 6987, 38th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Faux and Mary Jane Faux nee Greer of Horsham, Victoria. Brother of William Greer, Elizabeth Greer, Alexander Greer, Henry Faux, Alice Faux, Eva Faux who returned to Australia during 1919 having served with the Australian Army Nursing Service and Mary Jane Faux
Husband of Agnes Isabella Faux nee Wright of Wonwonah Road, Horsham. George and Agnes married during 1911c in Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 8 September 1919 aboard HT Ranranga disembarking on the 27 October 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal