George Brown HANNAFORD MM

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HANNAFORD, George Brown

Service Number:	558
Enlisted:	10 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Moonta, South Australia, January 1887
Home Town:	Walhalla, Baw Baw, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

10 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 558, Melbourne, Victoria
10 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 558, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
10 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 558, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
26 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 558, 29th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood
26 Sep 1917:	Honoured Military Medal, Polygon Wood, "At Polygon Wood on 26th September, 1917, telephone communication broke down early in the day, and runners had to be used exclusively. Many runners became casualties, so that those remaining had to work very hard. During the whole of 26th and 27th September, Private HANNAFORD carried numerous messages through heavy enemy barrages and machine gun fire, and on two occasions through a gas shell barrage. On 27th September, our own heavy artillery shelled us, and Private HANNAFORD carried a message through our own and the enemy's barrage to have the artilleries shooting rectified."
29 Sep 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 558, 29th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal
12 Oct 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 32nd Infantry Battalion, The 29th Infantry battalion was disbanded and amalgamated with the 32nd Battalion due to mounting casualties at 11.00am on 12th October 1918, four weeks prior to armistice day on 11th November 1918.
15 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 558, 32nd Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by John Lakey

"...558 Private George Brown Hannaford, B Company, 29th Battalion, of North Gippsland, Vic. Pte Hannaford enlisted on 10 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ascanius on 10 November 1915. He was awarded the Military Medal (MM) on 17 December 1917 and returned to Australia on 8 May 1919 as a member of the 32nd Battalion." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

Citation for Gallantry - At the Battle of Polygon Wood

558 Private George Brown HANNAFORD 29th Battalion 'B' Company A.I.F. At POLYGON WOOD on 26th. September, 1917, telephone communication broke down early in the day, and runners had to be used exclusively. Many runners become casualties, so that those remaining had to work very hard. During the whole of 26th. and 27th. September, Private HANNAFORD carried numerous messages through heavy enemy barrages and machine gun fire, and on two occasions through a gas shell barrage. On 27th. September, our own artillery shelled us, and Private HANNAFORD carried a message through our own and the enemy's barrage to have the artillery's shooting rectified. Recommendation: Military Medal [MM] Lieutenant-Colonel Muir Purser C.O. 29th Battalion

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