LORENSON, George
| Service Number: | 6112 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 June 1916, Enlisted at Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Printer |
| Died: | Illness , Australia, 4 June 1919 |
| Cemetery: |
Waverley Cemetery, Bronte, New South Wales Roman Catholic Special Section,Row 12, Grave 1351 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sydney Morning Herald and Sydney Mail Record of War Service |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6112, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney | |
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| 31 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6112, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6112, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Melbourne | |
| 13 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6112, Discharged from the 17th Field Ambulance as medically unfit due to Tuberculosis | |
| 4 Jun 1919: | Involvement Private, 6112, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6112 awm_unit: 17th Australian Field Ambulance awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1919-06-04 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Peter and Carrie Lorenson; husband of Elizabeth Ann Lorenson of 1 Simons Street, Darlinghurst, NSW
26 June 1917 - transferred from the 22 Battalion to the 17th Field Ambulance
10 September 1917 - returned to Australia on baord HMAT Ulysses for discharge with Tuberculosis
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
George was employed in the machine department of the Sydney Morning Herald as a casual hand for some years. He enlisted with Private Hayhurst and the late Private Heady with reinforcements for the 17th Battalion, and afer several months' service in France became ill. After being some time in hospital he was invalided to Australia, where he died soon after arrival.