MONTGOMERY, George
| Service Number: | 5079 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 September 1915, Casula, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia, 25 May 1887 |
| Home Town: | Coonabarabran, Warrumbungle Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Coonabarabran Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Tram Conductor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 10 May 1917, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
London Rifle Brigade Cemetery Grave Reference: IV. A. 18. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Coonabarabran War Memorial Clock Tower, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5079, Casula, New South Wales | |
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| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5079, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5079, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 33rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 10 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5079, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5079 awm_unit: 33rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-05-10 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Wen Wheatley
"Recently the Rev. E. S. Benyon conducted a memorial service in Christ Church, Coonabarabran, to the late Private George Montgomery, who was recently killed in action in France. The attendance was good." - from the Mudgee Guardian 21 Jun 1917 (nla.gov.au)
Biography contributed by John Oakes
George MONTGOMERY (Service Number 5079) was born in Coonabarabran on 25th June 1888. He joined the Tramways in Sydney as a casual conductor in March 1913 but resigned in July. He was re-employed in December and made permanent in December 1914. In September 1915 he was released from duty to enlist in the AIF at Casula.
He embarked from Sydney in June 1916. He was landed in England in August, and spent some time in hospital with mumps. He joined the 33rd Battalion in September and was sent with them to France in November.
On 10th May 1917 he was killed in action, and buried in the London Rifle Brigade Military Cemetery, 400 yards from the cross roads at Ploegsteert, 2¼ miles N of Armentières.
- based on the Australian War Memorial Honour Roll and notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board.
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