George Francis PAUL

PAUL, George Francis

Service Number: 8
Enlisted: 21 August 1914, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: Australian Army Service Corps
Born: Sandgate, Queensland, Australia, 12 May 1891
Home Town: Sandgate, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling: Kings School, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Agent/Clerk
Died: Smallpox, Cairo, Egypt, 18 April 1916, aged 24 years
Cemetery: Cairo War Memorial Cemetery
Row A, Grave No. 2
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Brisbane War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

21 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, Brisbane, Queensland
24 Sep 1914: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 8, 1st Light Horse Brigade Train, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: ''
24 Sep 1914: Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 8, 1st Light Horse Brigade Train, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane
18 Apr 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 8, Australian Army Service Corps, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 8 awm_unit: 1 Light Horse Brigade Train Australian Army Service Corps awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-04-18

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Biography

George Francis Paul was the second and eldest surviving son of Dr George William Frederic Paul and Margaret (aka Marguerite) Smith of Brisbane, Queensland.  He was the first of three (age appropriate) brothers to sign up.