George DOWN

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Service Number:	676
Enlisted:	25 August 1916, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	42nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bowen Hills, Queensland, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Bowen Hills, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Brisbane Boys' Grammar School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Articled clerk
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 12 February 1918
Cemetery:	Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord III F 32
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, Brisbane Grammar School Memorial Library WW1 Honour Board 1, New Farm Fortitude Valley School Great War Honour Roll

25 Aug 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 676, Brisbane, Queensland
21 Jun 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 676, 12th Machine Gun Company, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
21 Jun 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 676, 12th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Suevic, Melbourne
10 Feb 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 676, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Shell wound (left shoulder, arm and head)
12 Feb 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 676, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 676 awm_unit: 42nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-02-12

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