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RUSSELL, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 892 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hayling Island, Hampshire.England, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Brighton East, Bayside, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 3 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension Grave II. E. 10. Personal Inscription HE DIED SO WE CAN LIVE IN FREEDOM, Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, Estaires, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 892, 5th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 892, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 892, 57th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 892 awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-09-03 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Sep 1890 Russell George Havant 2b 401
Address Cochrane Street, Brighton, Victoria
Next of kin - Mother, Mrs A Russell, Coast Guard Station, Hayling Island, England
Enlistment date 17 August 1914
Rank on enlistment Private
5th Battalion, H Company
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A3 Orvieto on 21 October 1914-he was 24 at this time.
Rank from Nominal Roll Lance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll 57th Battalion