George William CLAY

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Service Number:	530
Enlisted:	5 March 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	London, England, 1891
Home Town:	Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Basketmaker
Died:	Died of Illness (tuberculosis), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 20 June 1919
Cemetery:	Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium CofE Section, Row 6, Grave 162, Rookwood Necropolis, Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

5 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 530, Liverpool, New South Wales
12 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 530, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
12 May 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 530, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney
9 Mar 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 530, 17th Infantry Battalion, Discharged as medically unfit with Tuberculocis

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Next of kin given as his brother Walter Clay of 260 Glenmore Road, Paddington, NSW

10 June 1917 - to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, England with Tuberculois

16 July 1917 - commenced return to Australia on board HS Kanowna for discharge with Tuberculosis

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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