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PLAYER, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2243 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Beltana, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 9 June 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Pont d'Achelles Military Cemetery, France Pont-D'Achelles Military Cemetery, Nieppe, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beltana & District WW1 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2243, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2243, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide | |
| 9 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 2243, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2243 awm_unit: 43rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-09 |
Personal Stories
Basic info
*Player, George. 2243, Born Beltana, S.A. Enlisted Port Augusta, S.A. 27 April 1916. Labourer 30 years, single – Address: Farina, South Australia. Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board A70 Ballarat on 12 August 1916. N.O.K. (Mother) Elizabeth Player, Umberatana Station, via Leigh's Creek, South Australia. Served on Western Front. Died of wounds 9 June 1917. Buried at Pont D'Achelles Military Cemetery, Nieppe, France. Note: Name on Beltana Honor Roll.
Submitted 9 October 2014 by John Mannion
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