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PAUL, George Francis
Personal Details
Service Number: | 8 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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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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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.