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JEFFERS, George Gordon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5699 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 December 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Strathbogie, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Kerang, Gannawarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Hotel porter |
| Died: | Suicide, Hopetoun, Victoria, Australia, United Kingdom, 15 August 1919 |
| Cemetery: |
Hopetoun Cemetery, Victoria Hopetoun Civil Cemetery, Hopetoun, Victoria, Australia, Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Euroa Strathbogie North Great War Honor Roll, Euroa Telegraph Park |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5699, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 3 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5699, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5699, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Melbourne | |
| 9 Aug 1919: | Involvement Private, 5699, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5699 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1919-08-09 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Two brothers, 4522 Private Roy Ernest Jeffers, 6th Battalion who was killed in action by a shell at Pozieres on the 18 August and 4524 Pte. William James Jeffers, 6th Battalion AIF was killed in action during a raid on the 11 November 1916.