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ALCORN, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5701 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 June 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | New Gisborne, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Merrigum, Greater Shepparton, Victoria |
| Schooling: | New Gisborne State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 26 March 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery Location: West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Cemetery/memorial reference: (Plot VI, Row D, Grave no.13), Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery, Vlamertinghe, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Euroa Telegraph Park, Euroa War Memorial, Gisborne War Memorial, Kyabram & District R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. Honour Roll, Merrigum District of Merrigum Roll of Honor, Merrigum War Memorial, New Gisborne Public School No 467 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 5701, Tunnelling Companies | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 5701, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Embarked on HMAT "A38' Ulysses from Melbourne --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Mar 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 5701, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5701 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1917-03-26 |
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