U'REN), George Albert
| Service Number: | 14692 |
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| 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, Victoria Roman Catholic area, Compartment W, Grave 469 |
| Memorials: |
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: '' | |
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| 11 Jul 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 14692, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Vestalia, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography 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