George Harold HANDFORD

HANDFORD, George Harold

Service Number: 4711
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)
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World War 1 Service

21 Oct 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4711, 25th Infantry Battalion, Toowoomba
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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