HALLIDAY, George James
| Service Number: | 2607 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 25 June 1915, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Orroroo, South Australia, 22 August 1892 |
| Home Town: | Boulder, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Orroroo Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boulder Roll of Honor, Boulder Roll of Honour Board, Boulder St George's Presbyterian Church Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 2 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2607, 11th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2607, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Fremantle | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2607, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2607 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-09-03 |
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"LANCE-CORPORAL HALLIDAY.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Halliday, of Johnston-street, Boulder City, Western Australia, received the sad news that their son, Lance-Corporal George J. Halliday, was kilied in action on September 3. He enlisted in June, 1915. and sailed for Egypt on September 2 of the same year; from there he went to Gallipoli. Afterwards he served on the Suez Canal until June, 1916, and thence he went to France, where he made the supreme sacrifice. Lance-Corporal Halliday spent practically the whole of his life in Orroroo, leaving there at the age of 19 years to proceed to Western Australia with his parents. While in Orroroo he was in the employ of Mr, Samuel Carter, general storekeeper, as grocer's assistant, which occupation he followed in Boulder. He passed his 24th birthday twelve days before his death." - from the Adelaide Chronicle Dec 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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