BERZIN, George
| Service Number: | 746 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 January 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Riga, Russia (Latvia), 31 January 1892 |
| Home Town: | Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 4 August 1916, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Serre Road Cemetery No.2 Beaumont Hamel, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 746, 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 31 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 746, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide |
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Embarkation Roll (www.awm.gov.au) shows Surname spelled BERZEN - Service Record (recordsearch.naa.gov.au) shows spelling as BERZIN
Russian born sailor, George Berzin had arrived in Australia from South America on 22 Dec 1911 and resided at Broken Hill, NSW, Yorketown, S.A, and Port Pirie, S.A. He was Naturalized on 04 Jan 1915 and then enlisted with the A.I.F. at Adelaide within days.
"THE LATE LANCE CORPORAL GEORGE BERZIN.
News has been received that Lance-Corporal George Berzin was killed in action in France on August 4. He left Adelaide on May 31. Before enlisting he was at Port Pirie. He was 23 years of age and was a native of Russia." - from the Adelaide Advertiser 03 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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