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CATHIE, George Arthur Leslie

Service Number:	3048
Enlisted:	17 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	58th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Malvern, Victoria, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Natural causes, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 26 February 1979
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Wall: 39 Row: K
Memorials:	Malvern St George's Anglican Church Honour Roll, Nar Nar Goon G.U.O.O.F. Malvern Lodge No 2258 Honor Roll, Nar Nar Goon Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

17 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3048, Melbourne, Victoria
26 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 3048, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
26 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 3048, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne
15 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 3048, 58th Infantry Battalion, GSW (chest)
9 Aug 1916:	Honoured Military Medal, Battle for Pozières , “For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty…his splendid example of courage, determination and leadership is worthy if high recognition”.
25 Jul 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 65th Infantry Battalion
9 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3048, 58th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, 2nd occasion - shell wound (left arm)
16 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3048, 58th Infantry Battalion

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