George Watson RAINNIE MM

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Service Number:	3533
Enlisted:	17 August 1915, Place of Enlistment, Hughenden, Queensland.
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	2nd Machine Gun Company
Born:	Hughenden, Queensland, Australia, 26 December 1895
Home Town:	Sellheim, Charters Towers, Queensland
Schooling:	State School, Hughenden, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Engine Cleaner
Died:	Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 21 July 1942, aged 46 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Townsville (Belgian Gardens) Cemetery, Qld Section C2, Row 21, Site 333.
Memorials:	Charters Towers Methodist Circuit Great War Roll of Honour, Winton Methodist Church Second Roll of Honor, Winton Waltzing Matilda Centre Roll of Honour

17 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3533, 26th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Hughenden, Queensland.
3 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 3533, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
3 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 3533, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
29 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3533, 26th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot Wound to the head
6 Dec 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Machine Gun Company
3 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3533, 7th Machine Gun Company, Second Occasion
4 Oct 1917:	Promoted Driver, 7th Machine Gun Company
7 Aug 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Machine Gun Company
3 Oct 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Machine Gun Company, Broodseinde Ridge, Third Occasion.
9 Oct 1918:	Honoured Military Medal, Broodseinde Ridge

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