George Charles PARIS

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Service Number:	57
Enlisted:	17 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Newder, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 1893
Home Town:	Bowral, Wingecarribee, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Gardener
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, Egypt, 19 May 1915
Cemetery:	4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery Row D, Grave 26 Chaplain W. McKenzie officiated Headstone inscription reads: Father in Thy gracious keeping, leave we now our loved on sleeping, 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

17 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 57, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 57, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 57, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney

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Son of James Cobden Paris and Jeannie Goodwin Paris of 345 Admiralty Cottages, Invergordon, Rossshire, Scotland

At the time of enlistment he was employed by Lebbius Horden of Hopewood, Bowral, NSW

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal