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BANFIELD, George William

Service Number:	3088
Enlisted:	29 June 1915, Perth, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	12th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Wivelsfield, Sussex, England, 1897
Home Town:	Leederville, Vincent, Western Australia
Schooling:	Grenville State School
Occupation:	Butcher
Died:	Died of wounds, Belgium, 24 August 1917
Cemetery:	Adinkerke Military Cemetery, Belgium Adinkerke Military Cemetery, Adinkerke, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

29 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3088, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Perth, Western Australia
13 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3088, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
13 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3088, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Themistocles, Fremantle
3 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 48th Infantry Battalion, Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt
17 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, 112th Battery
24 Aug 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 3088, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3088 awm_unit: 12th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-08-24

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