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BAMBERY, George Sweeten
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 726 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 October 1914, Murwillumbah, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warwick, Queensland, Australia, 15 July 1880 |
| Home Town: | Tweed Heads, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Murwillumbah Public School |
| Occupation: | Locomotive Engine driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 26 April 1915, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Murwillumbah War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 726, Murwillumbah, New South Wales | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 726, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 726, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 726, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
726 Pte. George Sweetin BAMBERY was killed in action one day after landing at Gallipoli just one day before the death of his younger brother 725 Timothy Richard Bambery (/explore/people/218885) (also of the 15th Infantry Battalion). Both have no known grave.
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