PAPE, George Easton
| Service Number: | 2709 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wyke Regis, Dorset, England., date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 25 July 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension Plot II. Row A. Grave 14. INSCRIPTION: BEYOND EARTH'S FARTHEST HILLS HE FARES SONG-CROWNED, IMMORTAL, Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension, Franvillers, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2709, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2709, 54th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 25 Jul 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2709, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2709 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-07-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 21 and a son of James William and Isabella Pape, of Milford House, Commercial Rd., Weymouth, England.
Births Sep 1896 Pape George Easton Weymouth 5a 309.
His brother was killed whilst serving with the Royal Navy. Also honoured on the Wyke Regis, Dorset War Memorial.
He was James William Pape-aged 26-[On memorial as Stoker 2nd Class] Officer's Steward 2nd Class L/3, H.M.S. "Queen Mary", Royal Navy. Killed 31 May 1916 when his ship was taking part in the largest fleet action of the war, the Battle of Jutland in mid-1916; she was hit twice by the German battlecruiser Derfflinger during the early part of the battle and her magazines exploded shortly afterwards, sinking the ship. Born 29 November 1889 in Weymouth. Next of kin, his mother Isabella, listed as living at Homeside, Williams Avenue, Wyke Regis, Dorset.
Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 21.
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