George SHEARWOOD MM

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Service Number:	1995
Enlisted:	15 January 1916, Enlisted at Dubbo, NSW
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	34th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Timbriebungle, New South Wales, 1894
Home Town:	Narromine, Narromine, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Morlancourt, France, 6 May 1918
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Narromine War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

15 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1995, 54th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Dubbo, NSW
23 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 1995, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: ''
23 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 1995, 54th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Barambah, Sydney
24 Sep 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 34th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 54th Battalion to the 34th Battalion
12 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1995, 34th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the elbow and evacuated to England on the 14 October 1917
7 Mar 1918:	Honoured Military Medal, Recommendation reads: For courageous service and devotion to duty on night 3/4 March 1918 during a raid on enemy tranches in the vicinity of Warnecourt. He was leading bayonet man of his party in the assault and by his aggressive and determined use of the bayonet, materially contributes to the succcess of the operation. He personally accounted for several of the enemy Commonwealth of Australia Gazette - 7 August 1918 on page 1658 at position 2 London Gazette - 25 April 1918 on page 5037 at position 41
16 Apr 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 34th Infantry Battalion, In the field
6 May 1918:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 1995, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1995 awm_unit: 34th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-05-06

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Son of Henry and Sarah Jane Shearwood of Ellengerah Street, Narromine, NSW, previously Warren Road, Narromine, NSW

Medals: Military Medal, British War Meda, Victory Medal