George STEWART

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Service Number:	3443
Enlisted:	30 October 1916, Townsville, Qld.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland, 25 April 1887
Home Town:	Townsville, Townsville, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 16 January 1928, aged 40 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	West End (Old Townsville) Cemetery, Qld
Memorials:	Townsville No. 37 Magnetic Lodge P.A.F.S.O.A. Honor Board

30 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3443, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Townsville, Qld.
25 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 3443, 4th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
25 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 3443, 4th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney

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George was born in Scotland on 25 Apr 1887, son of William and Isabella Stewart.

Private Stewart enlisted in Townsville on 30 Oct 1916 and embarked from Sydney per HMAT A72 “Beltana” on 25 Nov 1916.

He served on the Western Front with the 9th Battalion AIF and the 4th Pioneer Battalion.

He returned to Australia on 5 Mar 1919.

He died 16 Jan 1928. He was a carpenter.

Courtesy of Samual Cox

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