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BEVAN, George Alphonsus
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 4636, 4973 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Leongatha, Victoria, Australia, 4 July 1898 |
Home Town: | Leongatha, South Gippsland, Victoria |
Schooling: | St Vincent de Paul's Boys' Orphanage School, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916, aged 18 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
2 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 4636, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Botanist embarkation_ship_number: A59 public_note: '' | |
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2 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 4636, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Botanist, Adelaide | |
7 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4973, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
7 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4973, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
Date unknown: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 4973, 59th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 19 and the son of John William and Alice Bevan.