MOYSEY, George Phillip
| Service Number: | 934 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, St. Kilda, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Narre Warren, Victoria, Australia, 1 April 1895 |
| Home Town: | Elsternwick, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 January 1986, aged 90 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne |
| Memorials: | Elsternwick Great War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 934, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, St. Kilda, Vic. | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Gunner, 934, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Gunner, 934, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 8 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 934, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 15 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 20 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Bombardier, 934, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 27 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Bombardier, 934, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Mustard Gas Poisoning - Belgium | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 7 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 934, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , France - GSW | |
| 12 Dec 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 934, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , per HT Nestor for Melbourne | |
| 20 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 934, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
George was the fourth of five children of James Treeby Moysey (born 1845 at Rickett's Point, Beaumaris) and Sarah Mary Barr (born 1858 at Narre Warren in Victoria). James was a Butcher at Moorabbin, Victoria and in 1888 married Sarah in Berwick, Victoria. They settled at Narre Warren where James was a Farmer.
George was a Clerk when he enlisted in the AIF in August 1914. He served as a Gunner with the 4th Battery Field Artillery at Gallipoli (1915/1916) and transferred to 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, serving as a Bomadier and Corporal in Belgium and France. George was WiA on three occasions - with severe mustard gas poisoning and GSWs. He was Discharged in April 1919.
Returning to Melbourne, Victoria George resumed work as a Clerk and in 1928 in Melbourne, married Ida Florence Partridge (born 1898 in Melbourne, Victoria). George and Ida settled in Melbourne where George joined the Civil Service. Ida died in 1970 and George in 1986.
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