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NAYLOR, George Sylvestor
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2733 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 August 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Avoca, Victoria, Australia, 1873 |
| Home Town: | Lexton, Pyrenees, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Lexton State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 4 February 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Avoca & Lexton District Roll of Honor, Lexton A.N.A. Branch 91 Pictorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2733, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2733, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2733, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 23 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2733, 58th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 4 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2733, 58th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17 |
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