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FRENCH, George Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2918 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Barrington, Tasmania, Australia, 22 July 1893 |
| Home Town: | Sisters Creek, Waratah/Wynyard, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Pozieres, France, 22 July 1916, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kentish Municipality Honour Roll Mural, Lower Barrington Honour Roll, Municipality of Kentish Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2918, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 27 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2918, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2918, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
George French was killed by a heavy shell near Pozieres on his 23rd birthday. It was also 12 months to the day from his enlistment. His older brother, 1941 Warrant Officer Alfred Charles French 15th Light Horse Regiment was awarded a Distinguished Conduct Medal in 1918. Another brother, 414 Pte. Herbert Rayner French 3rd Light Horse Regiment enlisted in 1914 and returned in 1919.
They were the sons of Charles and Ellen French of Sisters Creek, Tasmania.