George William ALWAY

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ALWAY, George William

Service Number:	1116
Enlisted:	5 January 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	23rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bath, England, 1875
Home Town:	West Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Pneumonia, Floriana Hospital, Malta, 14 November 1915
Cemetery:	Pieta Military Cemetery Plot D, Row V1, Grave 4 Chaplain H.Wheeler officiated, Pieta Military Cemetery, Tal-Pieta, Malta (island), Malta
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

5 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1116, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
10 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 1116, 23rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 1116, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Next of kin given as his sister M. Haywood (known as Mrs. W.E. Haywood) of 5 Eldon Place, Larkhall, Bath, England. Also brother of Bessie Alway of 67 Queen Street, South Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the Imperial Yeomanry for 5 years

Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

He is remembered on the City of Bath War memorial to be found at the entrance to Victoria Park, Bath, Avon, BA1 2HY,England.

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