George Basil LANCE

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Service Numbers:	2871, 2871A
Enlisted:	13 September 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Casterton, Victoria, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Hamilton, Southern Grampians, Victoria
Schooling:	Hamilton Elementary School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 18 October 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hamilton War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

13 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2871, Adelaide, South Australia
6 Nov 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2871, 50th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
6 Nov 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2871, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide
18 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2871A, 50th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2871A awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-18

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George Basil LANCE was born in 1897 in Casterton, Victoria

His parents were Stephen LANCE & Charlotte Eva SCOTT

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His half brother Alexander William SCOTT also lost his life in 1917 in WW1 (see the Links for more information)