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STRINGER, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 699 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1914, Enlisted at Kyneton, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lauriston, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Lauriston, Macedon Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Lauriston State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Died of wounds - multiple shrapnel wounds to the body and head, Malta, 4 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Pieta Military Cemetery Plot B, Row V, Grave 2 Headstone inscription reads: Our ANZAC, Pieta Military Cemetery, Tal-Pieta, Malta (island), Malta |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kyneton War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 699, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kyneton, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 699, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 699, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 7 Jul 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 699, 7th Infantry Battalion, Multiple shrapnel wounds to the body and head |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert and Flora Mary Stringer of Lauriston, Victoria. Brother of Richard William Stringer MM who returned to Australia on 8 May 1919 having served with the 29th Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Citizen Military Forces
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