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ANNAND, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6457 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 May 1916, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maldon, Victoria Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Australia, 1920, cause of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Newstead Joyce's Creek State School No 1053 Honor Board, Newstead War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6457, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6457, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne |
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7 Battalion
Rank - Private
24 February 1917 Admitted to hospital with severe gunshot wounds to the shoulder
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Returned to Australia 18 October 1917
31 December 1921 a letter from the Captian of the Base records stating that George had died after 3 years of suffering after his return from overseas
Son of George and Janet Annand of Joyce's Creek, Victoria, Australia. Brother of 2614 Lance Corporal Harold John Annand, 46th Bn, killed in action, 7 June 1917