George William ACTON

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ACTON, George William

Service Numbers:	4729, 4725, N75846
Enlisted:	17 July 1915, Liverpool
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 3 October 1896
Home Town:	Waverley, Waverley, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Painter
Died:	Natural causes, Davistown, New South Wales, Australia, 14 September 1977, aged 80 years
Cemetery:	Point Clare General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia Plot-Sect. CE 9 Row 13 Plot 1
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

17 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 20th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool
9 Aug 1915:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 20th Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit - varicocele.
7 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4729, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Warwick Farm
8 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 4729, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney
8 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 4729, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
20 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 55th Infantry Battalion
22 Oct 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4729, 55th Infantry Battalion, GSW left hand
23 Aug 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 14th Machine Gun Company
12 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4725, 14th Machine Gun Company, Remained on duty
22 Mar 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Machine Gun Battalion
31 Mar 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4729, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, HT Khyber, London for return to Australia - disembarking Sydney 16 May 1919.
1 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4725, 5th Machine Gun Battalion

World War 2 Service

4 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N75846

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

Spouse-Brenda Daisy Alfreda Acton 1899–1997

Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

Address-Paul Street, Waverley, New South Wales.

Next of kin
Father, J B Acton, Waratah, Paul Street, Waverley, New South Wales

Enlistment date-26 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll-7 September 1915
Rank on enlistment-Private

Age at embarkation-19
3rd Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number-23/20/3
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on 8 March 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll-Private
Unit from Nominal Roll-5th Machine Gun Battalion

Returned to Australia 31 March 1919

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