George Carlton IRONS

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Service Number:	7002
Enlisted:	30 September 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Carlton State School, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Stove Fitter
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 14 April 1918
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

30 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7002, Enlisted at Melbourne
23 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 7002, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 7002, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne

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Name on Attestation paper reads George Carlton Irons

Son of James M. and Isabella Irons of 175 Lee Street, Carlton North, Victoria; brother of James Douglas Irons

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal