George GAVENS

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Service Number:	4695
Enlisted:	28 August 1915
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mount Gambier, South Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia
Schooling:	Mount Gambier Public and High Schools, South Australia
Occupation:	Travelling Salesman
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 15 June 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme
Memorials:	Anglesea Recreation & Sports Club Honor Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mount Gambier RSL Pictorial Honour Board, Mount Gambier War Memorial

28 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4695, 24th Infantry Battalion
4 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4695, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
15 Jun 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4695, 24th Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4695 awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-06-15

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