George Banks MOSSOM

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Service Number:	2863
Enlisted:	5 June 1915
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 9 June 1890
Home Town:	Ipswich, Queensland
Schooling:	Ipswich State School and Technical College, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Engine Fitter
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 20 August 1916, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ipswich Central Congregational Church Honour Board, Ipswich Central Congregational Church Pictorial Honour Roll, Ipswich Soldier's Memorial Hall Great War, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

5 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2863, 9th Infantry Battalion
1 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2863, 9th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: ''
1 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2863, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney
20 Aug 1916:	Involvement Sergeant, 2863, 9th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2863 awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-08-20

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Son of Francis and Emma MOSSOM

He was killed by a stray bullet while sitting, with others, on a wall beside a road waiting for transport for a week's leave in London.