MAGNUS, George Henry
| Service Number: | 2384 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Flemington, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Kew, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 26 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot XXII, Row C, Grave No. 4A |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kew War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 1 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2384, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 2384, 7th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 2384, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 26 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 2384, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2384 awm_unit: 5 Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-26 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
George Magnus was the son of Edward and Katherine Magnus of Kew, Victoria. The father, Edward, a baker and a German immigrant, had died in Flemington during 1892, just before George was born.
George’s older brother, 1698 Pte. Adolph Ernest Magnus, 24th Battalion AIF was killed in action at Pozieres, 29 July 1916.
George had served at Gallipoli from November 1915 and was hospitalised for shell shock at the time of the evacuation of Anzac. During April 1916 in Egypt, he transferred to the 5th Pioneer Battalion. George was wounded in action 23 October 1917 in Belgium; gunshot wounds, to the shoulder, back and face; he died three days later at a Casualty Clearing Station.
George’s mother, Katherine, died during September 1917 so all medals and entitlements went to another brother, Herman Edward Magnus, also resident of Kew, Victoria.
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