George William MONTGOMERY

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MONTGOMERY, George William

Service Number:	1209
Enlisted:	1 February 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	33rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Dublin, Ireland, June 1894
Home Town:	Tingha, Guyra, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farm labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917
Cemetery:	Toronto Avenue Cemetery, Ploegsteert Wood Belgium Row A, Grave No. 34, Toronto Avenue Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium
Memorials:	Armidale Methodist Church Honor Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

1 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1209, 33rd Infantry Battalion
4 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 1209, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''
4 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 1209, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

From Aidan Kavanagh,
Irish Regiments of World War One

Private George William Montgomery SERN 1209, 33rd Battalion Australian Infantry. Killed in action at Messines, Belgium, on 7 June 1917, aged 23. Buried in Toronto Avenue Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium.

A farm labourer from Armidale, New South Wales. Son of Alice Carlisle Sands (formerly Montgomery), of 47, Balham Park Road., London, England, and the late William Montgomery. Native of Dublin.

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