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GANDY, George Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 21 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launcestion, Tasmania, 4 March 1888 |
| Home Town: | Derby, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Council Clerk |
| Died: | Pneumonia as a result of gassing, Launceston, Tasmania, 16 April 1925, aged 37 years |
| Cemetery: |
Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania |
| Memorials: | Derby WW1 Roll of Honour, Lindisfarne Officers of the 12th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll, Tasmania (Launceston) Garden of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 10 Jan 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Feb 1916: | Involvement 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Feb 1916: | Embarked 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
| 20 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Jun 1919: | Honoured Military Cross, "The Last Hundred Days", Near Lihons, on 11th August 1918, he led his platoon with great dash and initiative through to the objective. While the company was consolidating, he, with two other ranks, went forward to reconnoitre |
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