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HARRINGTON, George Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 49 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 20 January 1895 |
| Home Town: | Westbrook, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | North State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Engine Cleaner |
| Died: | 18 October 1969, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Queensland Railways Toowoomba Employees Roll of Honour, Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1, Westbrook War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted Private, 49, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 49, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 49, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane | |
| 21 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Jul 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
| 13 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 3rd Machine Gun Company | |
| 5 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 3rd Machine Gun Company |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of George Robert and Annie HARRINGTON of Neil Street, Toowoomba.
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