GEORGE, Frank Alderley Charles
| Service Number: | 332 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 August 1914, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Balmain, New South Wales, Australia, January 1891 |
| Home Town: | Balmain, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Smith Street Superior Public School, Balmain, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 28 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey, Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Annandale War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 332, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 332, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 332, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 332, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 332 awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-04-28 |
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From Gallipoli Association / AWM
Corporal Frank Alderley Charles George, 1st Battalion from Annandale, Sydney, NSW.
The image is inscribed with handwriting as follows: “Very Sincerely Yours, Frank C George”. (see main photo)
A 20 year old clerk with two years’ service in the 31st Infantry Militia prior to enlisting in the AIF on 22 August 1914. He embarked for overseas service as a Pay and Orderly Room Corporal with C Company from Sydney aboard HMAT Afric #OTD in 1914.
After disembarking in Egypt, the battalion underwent further training before landing at Gallipoli on the morning of 25 April.
Cpl George was killed in action at Kapa Tepe (aka Gaba Tepe) on 28 April 1915 and is commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial.
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