WALLER, George Richard
| Service Number: | 1004 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, An original of H Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | 27 May 1920, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1st Infantry Battalion, An original of H Company | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 1004, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 1004, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Born in Ballarat in 1886, George Richard Waller was single and working as a miner when he enlisted in the AIF in August 1914 at Randwick in Sydney. Waller served with H Company, 1st Battalion. He served at Gallipoli, and was slightly wounded in early July 1915. He took part in the battle of Lone Pine in August. During September 1915 he was evacuated to Mudros, suffering from varicose veins, and then to England for surgery.
Waller rejoined 1st Battalion in Egypt in 1916 and was transferred to the 1st Pioneer Battalion in March. He was evacuated to England in February 1917 suffering from Trench Fever and nephritis associated with a severe case of Trench Feet. His condition was serious enough for him to be repatriated to Australia in May 1917. He was discharged on medical grounds, at his own request, in August of that year, despite being advised that he needed further medical treatment. George Waller died in Sydney in May 1920, age 39, from unknown causes.
Waller had twin brothers who also served and died with the AIF during the First World War. Private John Henry 'Jack' Waller, 8th Battalion, and 503 Lance Corporal Walter Arthur Waller, Australian Provost Corps were both 20 years old when they enlisted in 1914. Jack was killed at Gallipoli on 27 April 1915. Walter died of wounds at El Arish, Palestine in January 1917.
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