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FERRIER, George Gray Dixon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | W71834 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 November 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 7th (WA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 17 June 1889 |
| Home Town: | Maylands, Bayswater, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Warehouseman |
| Died: | Natural causes, Claremont, Western Australia, Australia, 25 January 1960, aged 70 years |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Cremated |
| Memorials: | Maylands Presbyterian Church |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 8th Field Artillery Brigade | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 20 May 1916: | Involvement Lieutenant, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 20 May 1916: | Embarked Lieutenant, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 1 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 8th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 18 Mar 1918: | Honoured Military Cross, Third Ypres, For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when acting as Forward Observation Officer for 'B' Artillery Group at Ypres on 20 September 1917, during an attack he established himself in a very forward position under heavy shell fire and kept his Group in touch with the situation throughout. The information sent back was most valuable and enabled the Group to deal with the situations as they arose. | |
| 1 Jun 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, 3rd Division Artillery , HT Somali, Southampton for return to Australia - disembarked Fremantle 8 July 1919 | |
| 23 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 3rd Division Artillery |
World War 2 Service
| 16 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , W71834, 7th (WA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Lieutenant | |
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| 16 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, W71834 | |
| 15 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , W71834, 7th (WA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Lieutenant |
Personal Stories
Mr Ron Baker
This soldier was my Grandmother's (Florence Jane Cathcart Baker nee Ferrier) brave brother.
Submitted 31 May 2024 by Tina Baker
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