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MARDEN, George Sydney
| Service Number: | 3583 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Somerset, England, November 1871 |
| Home Town: | North Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Steward |
| Died: | 25 October 1960, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Lower North Adelaide War Memorial WW1, North Adelaide Christ Church Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 3583 | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3583, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 3583, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide | |
| 13 Mar 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3583, 32nd Infantry Battalion, George Sydney Marden was returned to Australia on the 13th of March, 1918. He was discharged with scoliosis. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School
George Sydney Marden was born in 1871 and enlisted to the Australian Infantry on the 20th of April, 1916. When he enrolled at the age of 44 yrs he was a widower with no children. He was a steward prior to his enlistment. On the 12th of August 1916 he embarked on the HMAT Ballarat from Adelaide. Once he had arrived, he marched out to the Tidworth training camp on the 26th of November and stayed there until he had completed his military training. On the 28th of February, 1917, he was posted overseas in France with the rest of his unit, the 32nd Infantry Battalion. On the 31st of August he was admitted to hospital with myalgia. Then on the 3rd of September he was admitted to hospital with rheumatism at St. Omer. He was then transferred to two other hospitals on the 25th of September and the 28th of September. On the 29th of November he was admitted to hospital again, this time with 'albuminuria'. He was discharged with scoliosis and returned to Australia on the 13th of March, 1918.