ARMSTRONG, George William Clarence
| Service Number: | 5328 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 October 1915, Enlisted Lismore NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Delegate. New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Delegate, Bombala, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Timber getter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie Plot 4. Row G. Grave 19., Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5328, Enlisted Lismore NSW | |
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| 20 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5328, 9th Infantry Battalion, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney | |
| 20 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5328, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5328, 9th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement Mouquet Farm | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement The Battle of Amiens | |
| 11 Aug 2018: | Wounded Killed In Action |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Sinclair
George William Clarence Armstrong was born in 1894 in Delegate N.S.W. to William and Sophia Armstrong. He was the eldest of four children, his other siblings being Cecil Roy, Florence M, and Ronald Hamilton.
George worked as a timber getter before enlisting in Lismore in October 1915. As a member of the 9th Infantry Battalion, 17th reinforcements, he embarked Sydney, 15/5/1916 stopping in Alexandria, Egypt for a week before sailing to Marseilles.
He fought on the western front after which he was hospitalised twice with foot and throat problems and was evacuated to England where he met Rose Morris. On 15/2/1917 George and Rose were married in Birmingham, Warwickshire. Rose gave birth to a son, George A Armstrong in 1918
Recovering from illness and injury, October saw George qualifying in the Physical and Bayonet instruction course and promoted to training sergeant. He was attached for duty with the Overseas Training Brigade. In April 1918 he was transferred back to the 9th brigade, returning to France in 1918.
On the 8/8/1918 George was Killed in Action during the battle of Amiens whilst firing a Lewis gun on Corby front.
On all Red Cross wounded and missing files he is referred to as a Corporal.
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