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MCCRIMMON, George Stanley
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1428 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Romsey, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Romsey, Macedon Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Romsey State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer/Farm Hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 9 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 47), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Romsey Soldiers Honor Roll, Romsey War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1428, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 23 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1428, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1428, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1428, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ross Martin
George McCrimmon was born in Romsey, Victoria, the son of Hector and Mary Anne McCrimmon.
He was working as a farm hand when he enlisted on 23/9/1914. After training he left Australia on 22/12/1914 aboard the HMAT Berrima as part of the 15th Battalion.
The Battalion landed at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915 and were constanrly in action.
On 9 May 1915 George was killed while fighting in the Quinns Post area.
He has no known grave and is remembered on the Lone Pine Memorial at Gallipoli.