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MAPSTONE, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4478 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 November 1915, Enlisted at Casula, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Redfern, New South Wales, Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Ultimo, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Accidental (fell overboard on the nigt of his return), Sydney Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 17 May 1919 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, New South Wales Garden of Remembrance (Rookwood Necropolis) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4478, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Casula, NSW | |
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| 9 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4478, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4478, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Sydney | |
| 7 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4478, 20th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the left arm and evacuated to England on the 10 April 1918 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin was given as his grandmother Ellen Mapstone of 448 Harris Street, Ultimo, NSW.
16 March 1919 - returned to Australia on board Dunlace Castle but disappeared. He may have beena victim of foul play as he was not seen after 9.30pm when he ship had anchored of shore in Sydney Harbour
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal