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HASKINGS, George William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1954 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 January 1915, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Willesden, Middlesex, England, 29 April 1893 |
| Home Town: | Rochester, Campaspe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dairyman |
| Died: | Natural causes, Raynes Park, Surrey, England, 21 April 1934, aged 40 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1954, Melbourne | |
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| 17 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1954, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 17 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1954, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 46th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Jul 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, For conspicuous gallantry near Albert on 7 April 1918. Dashing out into the open, between two outpost groups, under heavy fire to bring in a wounded man he was forced to return to the cover of his post when an enemy machine gun was turned on him. He repeated this act on four occassions, despited the fire of enemy machine guns and snipers, managing to bring the man to the cover of his post where he was promptly bandaged. | |
| 18 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1954, 46th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", Shrapnel wound leg | |
| 8 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1954, 46th Infantry Battalion |
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