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PULFORD, George Richard
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1557, T155656 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 December 1912, 3 years LH trumpeter |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Campbell Town, Tasmania, October 1894 |
| Home Town: | Rossarden, Northern Midlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Ross, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Suicide, Pats River, Flinders Island, Tasmania, May 1943 |
| Cemetery: |
Whitemark Public Cemetery, Flinders Island, Tasmania |
| Memorials: | Municipality of Ross Roll of Honour, Ross War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Dec 1912: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1557, 12th Infantry Battalion, 3 years LH trumpeter | |
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| 3 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1557, 12th Infantry Battalion, Light horse trumpeter, 3 years | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1557, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1557, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
| 30 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1557, 12th Infantry Battalion, 6th MD |
World War 2 Service
| 12 Sep 1942: | Enlisted T155656 |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Deb Robinson
The Tasmanian Midlands - a pictorial history.
George Richard Pulford born Campbell Town Oct 1894 son of William and Dianna [Dodderidge] later lived with family at Ross.
Married Olive Louisa Jones, previous married name of Jenkinson. George and Olive may have had a daughter Georgina Diana
Served in WW1 & WW2 [VDC]
Died at Pats River on Flinders Island May 1943