WIXTED, George Francis
| Service Number: | 6120 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 December 1915, Enlisted at Kempsey, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Frederickton, New South Wales, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Frederickton, Kempsey, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 14 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot XX1. Row C, Grave 18, Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6120, Enlisted at Kempsey, NSW | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6120, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6120, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
5 May 1917 Wounded in action, Gunshot wound to the shoulder
21 August 1917 - Rejoined unit from wonding
14 October 1917 - Wounded in action on ANZAC Ridge, 2 occasion, shell wounds penetrationg his head and chest
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
4 October 1917 - Recommed for Military Medal, citation reads: During operation on Menin Road on September 1917 he was attachjed to a section of engineers employed in the construction of communication trench in the vicinity of Black Watch Corner. His cool disregard of danger was a splendid example to the men of his party and contributed in no small degree to the expeditious manner in which the work was eexecuted