FEATHERSTONE, George Redman
| Service Number: | 440 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Sussex, England, September 1890 |
| Home Town: | Mitcham, Whitehorse, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Holy Trinity Public School, England |
| Occupation: | Chauffeur and mechanic |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 19 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Bedford House Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium Plot XVI, Row D, Grave No. 6 INSCRIPTION I KNOW THAT MY REDEEMER LIVETH |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mitcham War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 2 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 440, 1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion | |
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| 26 Jun 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 440, 1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 440, 1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 20 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions | |
| 17 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 24th Machine Gun Company | |
| 19 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 440, 24th Machine Gun Company, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 440 awm_unit: 24th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
24th Coy. Australian Machine Gun Corps
He was 27 and the son of William Frederick and Emily Elizabeth Featherstone, of "Redmayne," White Horse Rd., Mitcham, Victoria, Australia.
Birth record not found-he may have been born in Hastings, Sussex or at Shoreham near Brighton, Sussex, England.
Age on arrival in Australia 23.
Enlistment date 23 May 1916.
Address-Redmayne, White Horse Road, Mitcham, Victoria
Age at embarkation-25.
Unit name
Anzac Cyclist Battalion, Reinforcement 3
AWM Embarkation Roll number 12/1/3
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 22 August 1916
Unit from Nominal Roll-24th Machine Gun Company.
He is remembered on the Hastings War Memorial.
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