VERRYCK, George Thomas
Service Number: | 4326 |
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Enlisted: | 17 September 1915, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Liverpool, England, 1893 |
Home Town: | Lismore, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Ballina, New South Wales, Australia, 9 July 1957, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Alstonville Cemetery, NSW |
Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
17 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4326, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW | |
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3 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4326, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
3 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4326, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
29 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion, From 9th Battalion | |
12 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4326, 47th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the face and arm. Embarked HS Princess Elizabeth for England on 16 October 1917 | |
17 Jul 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4326, 47th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was given as Lismore, NSW
Son of Louis Augusta Verryck and Charlotte Theresa Verryck nee Lloyd of Hope Place, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
Brother of Fleetwood Anthony Louis Verryck (sometimes referred to as Verryck-Fleetwood) who returned to Australia on 21 February 1917 having served with the 15th Battalion.
Commenced return to Australia on 5 April 1918 aboard HT Borda disembarking on 1 June 1918 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1919c George married Amelia May Green in Ballina, NSW