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COLK, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7246 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 October 1916, Western Junction, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Branxholme, Tasmania, October 1894 |
| Home Town: | Gladstone, Dorset, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 23 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7246, Western Junction, Tasmania | |
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| 10 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7246, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7246, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide | |
| 23 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7246, 12th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918 |
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