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HARRY, George Simpson
| Service Number: | 348 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 July 1915, at Keswick |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria , September 1893 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse Driver |
| Died: | 13 May 1972, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Cremation |
| Memorials: | Magill Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 348, 32nd Infantry Battalion, at Keswick | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 348, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 348, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 10 May 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 348, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Left the war and headed back to Australia. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School
George Simpson Harry fought for Australia in World War One as a part of the 32nd Infantry Battalion. He embarked from Australia to Egypt on the 18th of November 1915 aboard HMAT A2 Geelong. He wouldn't have seen much action in Egypt, seeing that he was only enlisted for 5 months before he accidentally shot himself in the finger during a training drill. After this he was taken to a hospital in Heliopolis where he would stay until the 10th of May 1916. The wound resulted in his right index finger being amputated. He would later leave back home for Australia. He received a 1914-15 Star medal, A Britsh War Medal, a Victory Medal and was later placed on the Magill Honour Board.