George Frederick ELEY

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Service Number:	8241
Enlisted:	27 September 1915, Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	6th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Ross, Tasmania, 21 June 1892
Home Town:	Ross, Northern Midlands, Tasmania
Schooling:	Ross Public School
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, Flers, France, 2 November 1916, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	AIF Burial Ground, Grass Lane, Flers, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Municipality of Ross Roll of Honour, Ross St. John's Anglican Church HR, Ross War Memorial, Tasmanian Government Railways

27 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 8241, Claremont, Tasmania
22 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 8241, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
22 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 8241, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Persic, Melbourne
2 Nov 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 8241, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 8241 awm_unit: 6th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1916-11-02

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George Frederick ELEY was born at Ross, Tasmania on 21st June, 1892

His parents were Enoch ELEY & Hannah Frances RICHARDS