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MCLAREN, George Raymond
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2961 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 January 1916, Warrnambool, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Grassmere, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Warrnambool, Warrnambool, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 31 July 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 22 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dennington War Memorial, Warrnambool Soldiers' Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2961, 29th Infantry Battalion, Warrnambool, Vic. | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 2961, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 2961, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 2 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2961, 29th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, GSW to right knee sustained during raid near Gueudecourt. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 9 January 1918. | |
| 30 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2961, 29th Infantry Battalion, SW to legs (fractured) and arms sustained at Morlancourt. Evacuated to 15th Aust Field Ambulance at Querrieu, where he died of his wounds the next day 31 July 1918. |
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