George Gray Dixon FERRIER MC

FERRIER, George Gray Dixon

Service Number: W71834
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
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World War 1 Service

6 Nov 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 8th Field Artillery Brigade
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
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

Mr Ron Baker

This soldier was my Grandmother's (Florence Jane Cathcart Baker nee Ferrier) brave brother.

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