GEORGE, Herbert Ilott
| Service Number: | 408 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914, South Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dunolly, Victoria, 20 June 1884 |
| Home Town: | Murrumbeena, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 25 July 1916, aged 32 years |
| 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) |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, South Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 408, 5th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 408, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne |
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"THE EMPIRE'S CALL.
Mr. William George, of Bacchus Marsh, whose son Herbert was killed at the taking of Pozieres, France, has just received the following particulars from his Commanding Officer:- France, 5/1/17. I received your letter with reference to your son, Herbert Ilott George, whose death was deeply regretted by the Officers and men of our Company, as we miss a man who was a good disciplined soldier, and he possessed a keen sense of duty. On July 24th, our Battalion was at Pozieres, and were heavily shelled with high explosive shells. Your son was wounded by one of them, and he died at the Dressing Station, which is situated about a mile S.W. of Contalmaison Village, and he was buried there. I regret you were not informed before of the circumstances, but unfortunately I was myself wounded soon after the sad event occurred, and had not been able to give you the facts till recently. Please accept my heartfelt sympathy in your sad loss. Yours sincerely, W. M. Griffiths,. B. Co., 5th Battalion, A.I.F. Mr. George's other son, Harold, is still fighting for the Empire." - from the Bacchus Marsh Express 17 Mar 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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