George Knight WHORLOW

WHORLOW, George Knight

Service Number: 31519
Enlisted: 31 May 1916, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 6th Light Trench Mortar Battery
Born: Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town: Hampton, Bayside, Victoria
Occupation: Salesman
Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

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World War 1 Service

31 May 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 31519, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, Melbourne, Vic.
23 Dec 1916: Involvement Gunner, 31519, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
23 Dec 1916: Embarked Gunner, 31519, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, RMS Orontes, Melbourne
25 Aug 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 6th Light Trench Mortar Battery, Belgium
20 Sep 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 31519, 6th Light Trench Mortar Battery, Menin Road
4 Oct 1917: Involvement Private, 31519, 6th Light Trench Mortar Battery, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 31519 awm_unit: 6th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-04
4 Oct 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 31519, 6th Light Trench Mortar Battery, Broodseinde Ridge

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