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GEORGE, John Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 87 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Shrewsbury, England, United Kingdom, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Sale, Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Lancastrian School, Shrewsbury, England, United Kingdom |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, United Kingdom, 10 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Plot 1V. Row F, Plot 12 Inscription reads: Reunion our abiding hope Rev. E.H. Hearn officiated Undertakers were Thos. Vigers & Son of Ecclestone Street, London. The coffin was made of good polished elm. His sister Edith attended |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 87, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 87, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 87, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 87, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 7 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
| 13 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal | |
| 4 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 87, Wound 2nd occasion. Gunshot wound tot he left elbow | |
| 31 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 87, 6th Infantry Battalion, Wounded 3rd occasion. Shell wound to the abdomen | |
| 10 Sep 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 87, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 87 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-09-10 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 18 years
Son of J. and Elizabeth George of Shrewsbury, England; brother of Edith George
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Previously served with the Royal Horse Artillery, British Army
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