George HAIGH

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Service Number:	4129
Enlisted:	9 December 1915, Enlisted at Casula, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	19th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Huddesfield, England, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Ship's Steward
Memorials:

9 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4129, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Casula, NSW
11 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 4129, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
11 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 4129, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney
9 Jul 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4129, 19th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to rheumatism and overage

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Marital status given as a widower. Address at the time of enlistment was Glenmore Road, Paddington, NSW

Next of kin given as Annie Haigh of Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Commenced return to Australia on 17 March 1917 aboard HT Beltana disembarking 15 May 1917

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal