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HAYTHORNE, George Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1042 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 August 1914, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kensington, Victoria, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Kensington, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | North Melbourne State School |
| Occupation: | Rubber worker |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Mont St Quentin, France, 8 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Block R, Plot 11,Row H, Grave 6 - Headstone reads: "For God, King and Countryhe gave his life the best, his all an ANZAC", St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1042, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1042, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1042, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 23 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 6th Infantry Battalion, Promoted in France | |
| 29 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1042, 6th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", GSW (chest and left arm) | |
| 8 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1042, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1042 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-09-08 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alfred and Jane Haythorne of 97 Eastwood Street, Kensington, Victoria; brother of Alfred Benjamin Haythorne MM
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served served in the 64th Regiment Citizen Forces