George William COLUMBUS

COLUMBUS, George William

Service Number: 1118
Enlisted: 5 October 1914, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 9th Infantry Battalion
Born: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 23 April 1893
Home Town: Wynnum, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Natural Causes, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 21 October 1960, aged 67 years
Cemetery: Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland
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World War 1 Service

5 Oct 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1118, 9th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland
22 Dec 1914: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1118, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1118, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1118, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
25 Apr 1915: Wounded ANZAC / Gallipoli
3 May 1916: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1118, 9th Infantry Battalion

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Biography

Born Guesippe William Columbus, son of Guesippe Christopher Columbus and Kate Beard