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MONTGOMERY, George
Personal Details
| 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 |
Service History
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)
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