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GEORGE, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 197 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Drouin, Victoria, Australia, 11 September 1887 |
| Home Town: | Preston, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Boot Finisher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 13 July 1915, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 11, Row B, Grave 27, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 197, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 197, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 197, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wounds to the left hand | |
| 15 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 197, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Killed in Action |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Richard Henry Goerge and Sarah Ann George nee Chance of 357 Plenty Road, Preston, Victoria. Brother of William Charles George who returned to Australia on 29 August 1918 having served with the 6th Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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