ARMSTRONG, George
| Service Number: | 15630 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Bewcastle, Cumberland, United Kingdom., 1889 |
| Home Town: | Aberdeen, Upper Hunter Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Board School. |
| Occupation: | Farmer-also trained as a carpenter. |
| Died: | Illness, No 1. General Hospital, Etratat, France, 30 October 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Etretat Churchyard Extension Plot III. Row C. Grave 7. INSCRIPTION IN MEMORY OF THE DEARLY LOVED SON OF MRS. ARMSTRONG BEWCASTLE , Etretat Churchyard Extension, Etretat, Le Havre, Haute-Normandie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 15630, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 15630, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 30 Oct 1918: | Involvement Driver, 15630, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 15630 awm_unit: 16th Australian Field Artillery Battery awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1918-10-30 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Jun 1889 Armstrong George Longtown 10b 461.
He arrived in Australia aged 23 years 7 months.
He was a son of James and Elizabeth Armstrong, of Crossings, Roadhead, Carlisle. He died aged 28 years 7 months. His brother, Private Richard Armstrong, aged 32, Service Number 484, of the 2nd Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. died in England of wounds received in action on 27th July 1915. The brothers are remembered o the Bewcastle War Memorial in Cumberland, England.
His mother selected the following inscription for their wargraves.
IN MEMORY OF THE DEARLY LOVED SON OF MRS. ARMSTRONG BEWCASTLE
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