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CALDER, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1868 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 January 1916, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Goldsborough, Victoria, Australia, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Boulder, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Polygon Wood, Belgium, 30 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boulder Roll of Honor, Boulder Roll of Honour Board, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1868, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 18 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1868, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1868, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Seang Bee, Fremantle | |
| 1 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 30 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1868, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Polygon Wood, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1868 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-09-30 |
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