WADDELL, George Malcolm
| Service Number: | 399 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Charters Towers, Qld., 1894 |
| Home Town: | Gympie, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Gympie Boys Central School, Gatton Agricultural College |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Magdhaba, Egypt, 23 December 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Kantara War Memorial Cemetery B 164, Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Suez Canal, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gatton Agricultural College HR, Gympie & Widgee War Memorial Gates |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 399, 2nd Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 399, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 399, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 399, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 399 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-12-23 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of George and Mary Alice WADDELL
Second Lieut. L. W. Teitzel, writing from France to Mrs. M. Waddell of Tivoli, gives an account of how her son, Private W. J. Waddell, was killed. He states: "On the afternoon of June 23 our company, and my platoon in particular, was subjected to a severe bombardment, during which your son was killed instantaneously. As his platoon commander, I greatly deplore the loss of such a good soldier as your son proved to be, even though he had not been with us for a long period and we can ill afford to lose men of such sterling value. In your sad bereavement you have the sincerest sympathy of my company commamder, your son's comrades, and myself. We can only hope that the fact that your son died bravely for his country will be of some consolation to you."
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