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HESS, George Henry Louis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4231 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Anzac Provost Corps |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Panmure, Moyne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 1956, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Warrnambool Public Cemetery, Victoria Church of England area, Row 23A, Grave 52. Interred on 2 August 1956 |
| Memorials: | Panmure Volunteers of Panmure who served in the Great War |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4231, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 29 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4231, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4231, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 3 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Anzac Provost Corps , From 8th Battalion | |
| 10 Feb 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Anzac Provost Corps | |
| 10 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 4231, Anzac Provost Corps , Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Panmure, Victoria
Son of Ludwig Hess and Harriet Hess nee Trust of Bay Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 2 August 1919 aboard HT Delta disembarking on 3 September 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1919 George married Ellen Owen in Victoria