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GAVENS, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4695 |
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| 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, Vicinity Heilly, 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 Knight & Cleve Pictorial Honour Rolls, Mount Gambier War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4695, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 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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