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VERCOE, George Cyril
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4352 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 September 1915, Bunbury, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Moonta, South Australia, 12 July 1892 |
| Home Town: | Moonta, Copper Coast, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Moonta High School |
| Occupation: | Clerk (Union Bank) |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 30 August 1916, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Puchevillers British Cemetery, France Puchevillers British Cemetery, Puchevillers, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle Union Bank of Australia Ltd. West Australian Staff Roll of Honour, Moonta All Saint's Anglican Church Memorial Honour Roll, Moonta Corporation of The Town of Moonta Roll of Honour, Moonta Star of Moonta U.A.O.D. No. 66 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4352, Bunbury, Western Australia | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4352, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4352, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Fremantle | |
| 30 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4352, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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"LATE PTE. GEORGE CYRIL VERCOE.
Mrs. E. Vercoe, of Robert street, Moonta, has been notified that her second son, George Cyril Vercoe, died in France of wounds on August 30. He enlisted in Western Australia in September of last year. Prior to going to the west the deceased was attached to the Union Bank at Moonta. He served afterwards in to branches at Kadina, Laura, Kingscote, and later at the Adelaide office, whence he was transferred to the western State. He was a general favourite, and gave promise of a bright future." - from the Adelaide Observer 07 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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