SEERS, George Edward
| Service Number: | 3225 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 July 1916, Dubbo, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Orange, NSW, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Orange, Orange Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Orange Superior Public School, East Orange Public School |
| Occupation: | Draper |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Dernancourt, France, 5 April 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Orange Public School Roll of Honor, Orange Cenotaph, Orange Holy Trinity Anglican Church Honour Board, Orange WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3225, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Dubbo, NSW | |
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| 25 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 3225, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 3225, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Beltana, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Bradley Bliss
The son of Thomas Seers, George Edward Seers was born in Orange in 1891 and lived at ‘Valetta’ on McLachlan Street. Prior to the war he was a draper and worked at the Dalton Street Stores, which was the site of the old Myers store.
He enlisted for military service on the 15th August 1916 in Dubbo and joined the Australian Infantry 45th Battalion. He achieved the rank of Lance Corporal.
He was killed in action on either the 5th or 6th of April 1918 at Dernacourt – a place in the Somme region of France. He was just 27 years of age.
Lance Corporal Seers has no known grave. His name is inscribed on the Villers-Bretonneux memorial in France.