George CARFOOT

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Service Number:	1856
Enlisted:	7 September 1915, Place of Enlistment, Brisbane, Queensland.
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	11th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Coomera, Queensland, Australia, 28 February 1896
Home Town:	Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Telegraphist
Died:	Natural Causes , Brisbane, Queensland Australia, 5 December 1957, aged 61 years
Cemetery:	Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld Plaque in The Queensland Garden of Remembrance, Wall 3, Row G.
Memorials:	Enoggera Shire Council Roll of Honour WW1

7 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1856, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Place of Enlistment, Brisbane, Queensland.
22 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 1856, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: ''
22 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 1856, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Boonah, Sydney
16 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Division Artillery
28 Aug 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 11th Field Artillery Brigade
19 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Gassed
21 Apr 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 1856, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Invalided to Australia

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