George Ward TALL

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Service Number:	2420
Enlisted:	11 October 1914, Enlisted at Adelaide
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	48th Infantry Battalion
Born:	North Shields, Northumberland, England, 22 January 1896
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Bricklayer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 12 January 1917, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	Bancourt British Cemetery Plot X, Row C, Grave 21,
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

11 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2420, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide
9 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 2420, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
9 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 2420, 32nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Adelaide
21 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 48th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 32nd Battalion to the 48th Battalion at Serapeum
9 Sep 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2420, 48th Infantry Battalion, Wounded but remained on duty
12 Jan 1917:	Involvement Private, 2420, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2420 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-01-12

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Son of Elizabeth Tall of 'Bython', Howard Road, Beverley, South Australia

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal