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MUNRO, George
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1164, 1159 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 September 1914, Shepparton, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | St Germains, Victoria, Australia, 15 March 1894 |
| Home Town: | Kotupna, Moira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Mooroopna State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Pozieres, France, 25 July 1916, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France |
| Memorials: | Kyabram War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1164, 5th Infantry Battalion, Shepparton, Vic. | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1164, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1164, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1159, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, SW to right thigh. Evacuated to Egypt. Rejoined unit 19 July 1915. | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1159, 5th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Foreign body in eye. Evacuated to CCS. | |
| 12 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Egypt | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1159, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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