MCMATH, George Finlay
| Service Number: | 260 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Nundah, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 November 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Burial Ground, Grass Lane, Flers, France Plot I, Row K, Grave No. 16 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 260, 31st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 260, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 260, 31st Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, Killed in Action |
George's Family
George was a twin from a large family. There were 13 children in all. The family had lived in Scotland and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) for many years. After returning to Scotland the conditions were not good for their health and so the family came to Australia eventually settling in Nundah, a suburb on the north side of Brisbane.
George's parents lived in Nundah until their death.
George and his twin brother enlisted and both served in France. Two other brothers also enlisted. Looking at their service records, they may have been wild young men.
His twin brother Arthur returned from WW1 but spent the rest of his life until he died aged around 86 in Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, Melbourne suffering from shell shock.
George's sister was my grandmother who was also a twin.
Submitted 26 October 2022 by Rob Murray
Biography contributed by Steve Larkins
George Findlay McMath
Parents: John and Mary MCMATH, "Ceylon", Vernon Street, Nundah, Brisbane, Queensland
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