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MACALPINE, George Wallace

Service Number:	2480
Enlisted:	4 July 1915, 3 years 17th and 18th Militia
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 27 May 1895
Home Town:	Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales
Schooling:	Mosman Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Warehouseman
Died:	Influenza, Pneumonia, 2nd British General Hospital, Le Havre, France, 28 February 1919, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre Division 64, Plot VIII, Row N, Grave No. 4
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mosman St. Clements Anglican Church Great War Roll of Honour, Sutherland WW1 Memorial Wall

World War 1 Service

4 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2480, 20th Infantry Battalion, 3 years 17th and 18th Militia
6 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2480, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
6 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2480, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Sydney
23 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Infantry Battalion
16 Jun 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 4th Infantry Battalion
4 Aug 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4th Infantry Battalion
18 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2480, 4th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW to Rt shoulder and left knee
28 Feb 1919:	Involvement Sergeant, 2480, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2480 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1919-02-28

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