George Robert YUILL

YUILL, George Robert

    Service Number: 805
    Enlisted: 11 September 1914, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 7th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Sebastion, Victoria, Australia, 8 October 1895
    Home Town: Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
    Schooling: No. 210 Eaglehawk State School, Victoria
    Occupation: Miner
    Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915, aged 19 years
    Cemetery: Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC
    Row O, Grave 16 Headstone inscription reads: Dear is the spot to me where my beloved son rests my ANZAC hero. Mother, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Eaglehawk Uniting Church Honour Board and Memorial Windows
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    World War 1 Service

    11 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 805, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria
    19 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 805, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
    19 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 805, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
    25 Apr 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 805, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Killed in action

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    Biography contributed by Steve Larkins

    Son of John Yuill and Agnes Jane Yuill nee Cowie of 58 Fammer Street, Burnley, Victoria. Brother of Arthur Albert Yuill who returned to Australia on 15 April 1917 having served with the 60th Battalion, Jean Yuill, Mary Hannah Yuill, Madge Yuill and Christina Yuill

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

    Also served in the Citizen Military Forces

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