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LILLY, George Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3206 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 October 1916, Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Townsville, Queensland, 2 May 1893 |
| Home Town: | Winton, Winton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | South Townsville State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Winton War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3206, Charters Towers, Queensland | |
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| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3206, 49th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3206, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3206, 49th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
'LILLY, George Charles. Private, No. 3206, 49th Battn. Born and educated at Townsville. Enlisted at Winton and went into camp at Enoggera Camp, Brisbane. Left Brisbane December 16th, 1916, for England, and upon arrival went into camp at Codford. Sent to France and was killed in action in Belgium on the 11th October, 1917.' from Queenslanders Who Fought in the Great War. (nla.gov.au)
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