George Albert U'REN)

U'REN), George Albert

Service Number: 14692
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Sapper
Last Unit: Field Company Engineers
Born: Dunedin, New Zealand, 1887
Home Town: Carlton North, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Patent Attorney
Died: Tecoma, Victoria, Australia, 17 June 1963, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton
Roman Catholic area, Compartment W, Grave 469
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World War 1 Service

11 Jul 1916: Involvement Sapper, 14692, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Vestalia embarkation_ship_number: A44 public_note: ''
11 Jul 1916: Embarked Sapper, 14692, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Vestalia, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of John Way Uren and Marianne Uren nee Perriman of Drummond Street, North Carlton, Victoria formerly of Dunedin, NZ

29 January 1916 - enlisted with the July 1916 Reinforcements with the rank of Sapper

13 February 1917 - transferred to the 8th Field Company Engineers

25 January 1918 - promoted to Lance Corporal

29 May 1918 - promoted to Sergeant

6 March 1919 - Mentioned in Despatches. London Gazette on 11 July 1919, page 8829, position 67. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 October 1919,  page 1656, position 60.

5 July 1919 - commenced return to Australia aboard HT Port Melbourne disembarking on 20 August 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

4 October 1919 - discharged at the 3rd Military District

During 1937c George married Veronica Josephine Cleary in Victoria

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