George William COLES

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Service Numbers:	1854, 1565
Enlisted:	14 January 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Elizabeth, New South Wales, Australia, 20 July 1895
Home Town:	Kensington, Randwick, New South Wales
Schooling:	Crown Street Public School, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Draughtsman
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 22 August 1915, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

14 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1854, 1st Infantry Battalion
10 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 1854, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
22 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 1565, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1565 awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-22

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