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PATCHING, George James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 26236 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 January 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide,SA |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | 14th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Mount Gambier, South Australia, 18 March 1894 |
| Home Town: | Hynam, Naracoorte and Lucindale, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Died: | Mount Gambier, South Australia, 26 August 1970, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Gambier Lake Terrace Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Naracoorte and District Town Hall Honour Board WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 26236, 25th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Enlisted at Adelaide,SA | |
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| 1 Aug 1916: | Involvement Driver, 26236, 25th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Embarked Driver, 26236, 25th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 15 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , From 25th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade | |
| 26 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 26236, 14th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 26236 | |
| 29 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Bombardier, 26236, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 4th Military District. Rank was Acting Bombadier | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 26236 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Patching and Elizabeth Patching nee Howard of Hynam, SA. Brother of John George Patching. Next of kin given as his step-mother Mary Patching also of Hynam, SA
On 3 August 1927 George married Reubena Ethel Gaskin in St Paul's Church, Mt Gambier, SA. Father of Mavis Irene Patching and Leslie George Patching
Commenced return to Australia on 2 June 1919 aboard HT Beltana disembarking on the 15 July 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal