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NORTHCOTT, George James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3089 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 July 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Pialba, Queensland, 1 March 1894 |
| Home Town: | Pialba, Fraser Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Pialba State School |
| Occupation: | Fruit farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 September 1916, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Pialba War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Wondunna St John's Anglican Church NORTHCOTT Memorial Plaque |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3089, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3089, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3089, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3089, 49th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3089 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-09-03 |
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"NORTHCOTT. — In loving memory of Lance Corporal G. J. Northcott (Jim), killed in action, Mouquet Farm, France, September 3rd, 1916.
"Silently Mourned." (Inserted by his loving father and mother, sisters and brothers)." - from the Maryborough Chronicle 03 Sep 1924 (nla.gov.au)
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