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PIDDINGTON, George Busby
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 512, 6662 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 January 1917, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 3 November 1870 |
| Home Town: | Narrandera, Narrandera, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Crown Lands inspector |
| Died: | Natural causes, Sydney, New South Wales , 8 December 1936, aged 66 years |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW Cremated |
| Memorials: | Bathurst Boer War Memorial, Narrandera WW1 War Memorial |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Trooper, 512, New South Wales Citizen Bushmen |
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World War 1 Service
| 8 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6662, 17th Infantry Battalion, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 7 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6662, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6662, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 30 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6662, 17th Infantry Battalion |
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Biography
"MR. GEORGE B. PIDDINGTON
The death occurred in Sydney on 8th December of Mr. George Bushby Piddington, of 4 Gladstone Avenue, Mosmon, aged 66 years. Old residents of Narandera will remember Mr. Piddington, when he resided here about a quarter of a century ago. At that time Mr. Piddington was an accountant in the Commercial Bank. He is survived by his widow and two sons. Messrs. Frank and Peter Piddington." - from the Narandera Argus 15 Dec 1936 (nla.gov.au)
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