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PALTRIDGE, George Richardson
| Service Numbers: | 28, 2421 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Barker, South Australia , 12 December 1881 |
| Home Town: | Mount Barker, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Boundary rider |
| Died: | Circumstances of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board, Hahndorf South African Honour Roll, Mount Barker Soldiers' Memorial Hospital Roll of Honor |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 28, 1st South Australian Mounted Rifles |
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World War 1 Service
| 23 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2421, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' | |
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| 23 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2421, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 2421 | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 2421 |
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Previously served with B Battery, Garrison Artillery, South Australia
Served with 1st South Australian Mounted Rifles during Boer War
Enlisted AIF, March 1915, served with 10th Battalion, promoted Sergeant, transferred to Camel Corps 1916. Wounded and captured by Turks at Gaza 19 April 1917, repatriated from Turkey after the war. nded and captured by Turks at Gaza 19 April 1917, repatriated from Turkey after the war.
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Previously served with B Battery, Garrison Artillery, South Australia
Enlisted AIF, March 1915, served with 10th Battalion, promoted Sergeant, transferred to Camel Corps 1916.
Wounded and captured by Turks at Gaza 19 April 1917, repatriated from Turkey after the war.