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HANDFORD, George Harold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4711 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 October 1915, Toowoomba |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Goombungee, Queensland, Australia, 26 March 1897 |
| Home Town: | Goombungee, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Mt Darry Provisional and State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 14 November 1916, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Goombungee War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4711, 25th Infantry Battalion, Toowoomba | |
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| 12 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4711, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 12 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4711, 25th Infantry Battalion, RMS Mooltan, Sydney | |
| 14 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4711, 25th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17 |
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