MORAN, George Washington
| Service Number: | 2417 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia , 28 April 1892 |
| Home Town: | Willoughby, Willoughby, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Brookvale Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 4 February 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 30 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2417, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2417, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2417, 13th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
George Washington Moran was the son of William Francis and Cristina Moran of Inglewood, Queensland. He was the husband of Elizabeth Mary Moran, of Willoughby, New South Wales. They had two small children at the time of his death.
His older brother, 4568 Pte. Sydney Gordon Wolsley Moran 31st Battalion AIF was killed in action at Polygon Wood in Belgium on 26 September 1917, aged 26.
George arrived at Mudros near Gallipoli during October 1915 and was sent to the Western Front during June 1916. He died at Gueudecourt in France on 4 February 1917. This was during the fighting for Stormy Trench during which Harry Murray of the 13th Battalion was awarded a V.C. for his inspiring bravery.
George has no known grave and his wife and children were awarded pensions.
George’s father, 518 Sergeant William Moran also served at Gallipoli with the 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance, having enlisted at 49 years of age.
His wife noted on his roll of honour form that his brother-in-law, 3157 Able Seaman Harold Mark Collins, had been awarded a Distinguished Service Medal for his actions during the fight between the HMAS Sydney and the “Emden” in 1914.
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