George Edward UNKLES

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Service Number:	3214
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	47th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Rosscarbery, Ireland, 1886
Home Town:	Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Cook
Died:	Queensland, Australia, 15 March 1970, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Bundaberg General Cemetery, Queensland
Memorials:	Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Bundaberg Christ Church Roll of Honour

22 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 3214, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 3214, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney

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Address at the time of enlistment was "Fairymead', Bundaberg, QLD

Son of Edward Unkles and Susannah Unkles of Sunny Rock, Rosscarbery, Ireland.

7 October 1916 - enlisted with the 47th Battalion at Bundaberg, QLD with the rank of Private.

5 April 1917 - Prisoner of War, captured at Albert, France. Repatriated to England on 23 November 1918

Commenced return to Australia on 18 January 1919 aboard HT Ulysses disembarking on 18 March 1919

18 April 1919 - discharged at the 1st Military District

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 3 September 1919 George married Florence Ruby Larsen in QLD.