George Phillip KABLE

KABLE, George Phillip

    Service Number: 5041
    Enlisted: 5 January 1916, Lithgow, New South Wales
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 33rd Infantry Battalion
    Born: Newbridge, New South Wales, Australia, 15 December 1897
    Home Town: Blayney, Blayney, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Killed in Action, Ploegsteert Wood, Belgium, 7 June 1917, aged 19 years
    Cemetery: Toronto Avenue Cemetery, Ploegsteert Wood Belgium
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Blayney Moorilda Public School Honor Roll, Blayney Pictorial Honour Roll No 1, Blayney War Memorial Gates
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    World War 1 Service

    5 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, 5041, Lithgow, New South Wales
    5 Jun 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5041, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
    5 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5041, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney
    7 Jun 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5041, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5041 awm_unit: 33rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-07

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    "...5041 Private George Phillip Kable, 17th (later 33rd) Battalion of Blayney, NSW. A labourer prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Kyarra (A55) on 5 June 1916. He was killed in action at Messines Ridge, Belgium, near Ploegsteert Wood on 7 June 1917, aged 19. He is buried in the Toronto Avenue Cemetery, Belgium." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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