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JERDAN, George Leishman
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 524 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Circumstances of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Scots Church WW 1 Honour Board_2 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 524, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
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| 2 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 524, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Medic, Brisbane | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Driver, 524 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School
George Leishman Jerdan was 31 years and 3 months old at his time of enlistment to serve in the First World War. Before being accepted into the AIF, George made a living out of carpentry and he was unmarried. His Attestation Papers listed his brother, Robert Jordan, as his next of kin.
George began his journey to fight for his country in 2nd June 1915 when he embarked from Brisbane on the HMAT Medic A7. George served at Gallipoli and the Middle Eastern battlefields with the 9th and then 11th Light Horse Regiments.
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