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WALLER, George
| Service Number: | 487 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 January 1915, Oaklands, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 17 March 1874 |
| Home Town: | Fullarton, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 8 July 1942, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (General) Section: Eyre; Path No. 25; E/W: E; Site No. 120. |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Oaklands, South Australia | |
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| 21 Jan 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 487, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 31 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 487, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 31 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 487, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 12 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 487, 27th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 4 Aug 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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***George lied about his age on enlisting***
Born 17 March 1874 in Adelaide, South Australia
(SA Birth Record 1842 - 1906 Book: 132 Page: 492 District: Ade.)
Father James WALLER and Mother Johanna Waller (nee BOURKE)
living at 8 Augusta Street, Maylands, SA,
mother later moved to 254 Glen Osmond Road, Frewville, SA.
Described on enlisting as 38 years old; single; 6' 3" tall; 184 lbs; fair complexion;
blue eyes; light hair; Roman Catholic.
21/1/1915 enlisted at Oaklands, South Australia
21/1/1915 Commanding Officer appointed George to A Company, Base Infantry,
Oaklands Camp
16/3/1915 transferred to 27th Battalion, Oaklands
The 27th Battalion was raised in South Australia in March 1915, from recruits previously earmarked for the 24th Battalion, a large number of whom hailed from the suburbs of Adelaide.
31/5/1915 embarked from Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide, on board HMAT A2 Geelong
as a Private with B Company, 27th Infantry Battalion, 7th Infantry Brigade
The battalion left Australia in June, and, had two months spent training in Egypt.
7/9/1915 temporarily attached to No. Australian General Hospital
12/9/1915 the 27th Battalion landed at Gallipoli
The 27th had a relatively quiet time at Gallipoli and the battalion departed the peninsula in December, having suffered only light casualties.
21/1/1916 admitted to hospital in Ghezireh, with Dyspepsia
14/2/1916 discharged from hospital
28/2/1916 Gastritis - admitted to 2nd Australian General Hospital
16/3/1916 discharged from hospital
28/3/1916 Hammer toes - admitted to 3rd Auxillary Hospital, Heliopolis
16/4/1916 discharged to duty, ex British Red Cross Hospital
10/6/1916 embarked on board HMAT A50 Itonus, ex Suez, Egypt for return to Australia
18/7/1916 disembarked into Adelaide, SA
4/8/1916 Discharged from service in AIF
Medals:
1914-15 Star (8159); British War medal (3935); Victory medal (3894)
last lived at Fullarton, South Australia.
8/7/1942 George passed away (aged 68 years)
buried in: West Terrace (General) Cemetery
Section: Eyre; Path No. 25; E/W: E; Site No. 120
(Grant Expires: 31/12/2032)
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 22/5/2015. Lest we forget
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