CREEK, George Roy
| Service Number: | 4753 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mitcham, South Australia, 3 January 1981 |
| Home Town: | Mitcham, Mitcham, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bedstead Maker |
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World War 1 Service
| 13 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 4753, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4753, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4753, 10th Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Adelaide | |
| 14 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4753, 50th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, SW left hand | |
| 13 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4753, 50th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", GSW arm | |
| 14 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4753, 50th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Mitcham Girls High School
Born on 3rd January 1881, George Roy Creek was an Australian soldier who fought in the 10th Batallion. He was born in Mitcham, South Australia to George Creek and Sarah nee Chaplin. He was a Methodist by birth and was occupied prior to his enlistment, he was a bedstead maker.
At the age of 24, he enlisted in the war. According to service records, he had a dark skin tone with dark hair and brown eyes. He was also unmarried so his mother, Sarah Creek, was his next of kin. The same year, he also embarked on war. He and his unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, onboard RMS Mongolia on 9 March 1916.
He served locally for 3 years and 143 days while he served abroad for 2 years and 357 days. He was twice wounded in action. He left England to return to Australia on January 15, 1919.
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