George Roy WARD

WARD, George Roy

    Service Number: 2826
    Enlisted: 15 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 57th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Leicester, England, United Kingdom, 1890
    Home Town: Ascot Vale, Melbourne, Victoria
    Schooling: Wijjesten College, Leicester, England; Melbourne Grammar School, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Clerk
    Died: Died of wounds, France, 26 March 1917
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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    World War 1 Service

    15 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2826, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
    27 Oct 1915: Involvement Private, 2826, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
    27 Oct 1915: Embarked Private, 2826, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
    23 Feb 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from 22nd Battalion to the 57th Battalion
    26 Mar 1917: Involvement Private, 2826, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2826 awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-03-26

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of George Ward (who died while being operated for a kidney problem)  and Gertrude Ward of 24 Ormond Road, Ascot Vale, Vic; later known as Gertrude Maddox and last known address was Rawlinna, Western Australia. Brother of Doris Ward

    15 January 1917 - to hospital with Mumps

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

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