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FOSSEY, George Clyde
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2631 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 August 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, England |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rockbank, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Dalmalee, Hindmarsh, Victoria |
| Schooling: | New Cambridge State School, Rockbank, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ellam Roll of Honor, Jeparit Ellam School & Distrcit Roll of Honor Great War, Melton War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2631, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, England | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2631, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2631, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 21 Apr 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 24th Infantry Battalion, In France | |
| 3 May 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2631, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2631 awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-05-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Alfred Fossey and Maria Fossey nee Quaile of St Kilda, Victoria. Brother of Charles Vere Fossey who died of wounds on 25 November 1916 and is buried in Grove Town Cemetery. Plot 11, Row K, Grave 11, Eva Mary Fossey, Lena Florence Fossey, Alfred Thomas Edward Fossey, Ada Sophia Fossey who was later named as next of kin, Walter Ernest Fossey, Mabel Victoria Fossey, Arthur Fossey who returned to Australia on 8 April 1918 having served with the 32nd Battalion and Elsie Vera Fossey
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal