George CARRUTHERS

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CARRUTHERS, George

Service Number:	2796
Enlisted:	18 October 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	40th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Blackwood, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Blackwood, Moorabool, Victoria
Schooling:	Blackwood State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in action, France, 28 March 1918
Cemetery:	Heilly Station Cemetery (Special Memorial 21)
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

18 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2796, 40th Infantry Battalion
6 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 2796, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
6 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 2796, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Serving as George Carruthers, he was born and raised in Blackwood, Victoria. George was working as a butcher and a miner in Queenstown, Tasmania, when he enlisted at Claremont during late 1916. He was assigned to the all Tasmanian 40th Battalion.

George died during an advance by the 40th Battalion when he was badly hit in the legs on the 28 March 1918. His father had passed away only a few months before so his mother, Alice Eliza Carruthers, received his medals, personal possessions and war gratuity.

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