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LEVENS, George Hill
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 242 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Emerald Hill, Victoria, Australia, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Surrey Hills, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner and Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 29, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Shire of Nunawading Honour Roll, Surrey Hills WWI, The Shrine |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 242, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 242, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 242, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Levens and Isabella Levens nee Hill
Husband of Jane Ross Levens nee Kingston of 'Thirstane', Windsor Crescent, Surrey Hill, Victoria. Father of George Hill Levens, Kathleen Rose Levens, Douglas James Levens and Jean Levens
George and Jane were married in 1901c. Jane died on 4 August 1916
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal