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STRAUGHAIR, George Angove

Service Number:	2453
Enlisted:	2 August 1915, Perth, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Fremantle, Western Australia, 11 November 1893
Home Town:	Spearwood, City of Cockburn, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Gardener
Died:	Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 3 September 1916, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle 849 Memorial, Hamilton Hill City of Cockburn War Memorial, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Spearwood War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

World War 1 Service

2 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, 2453, Perth, Western Australia
13 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 2453, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
13 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 2453, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Fremantle
3 Sep 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2453, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières

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Biography

Brother of;

4895 Dvr. Robert Thomas Straughair (/explore/people/60078) who died of pneumonia in France on 21 Oct 1918, and

3117 L/Cpl. William John Straughair (/explore/people/778297) who returned and was discharged from service on 29 Sep 1917