George VOLP MM

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Service Number:	3194
Enlisted:	17 April 1916, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	2nd Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 7 July 1893
Home Town:	Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 15 February 1969, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery, Queensland Plot reads: WARCEM, 006, 0013
Memorials:	Toowoomba Queen of the South Lodge

17 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3194, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD
3 Feb 1917:	Involvement Private, 3194, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Karmala embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
3 Feb 1917:	Embarked Private, 3194, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, RMS Karmala, Sydney
1 Nov 1917:	Honoured Military Medal, At Beersheba. London Gazette on 4 February 1918, page 1620, position 21 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 27 June 1918, page 1394,t position 79
24 May 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 3194, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 1st Military District

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Son of Heinrick (Henry) Volp and Anna (Annie) Volp nee Gunzer of Highfield, via Toowoomba, QLD.

Commenced return to Australia on 4 March 1919 aboard HT Port Sydney disembarking on 11 April 1919 aat Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane

Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 27 March 1920 George married Winifred Amy Cowin in QLD

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