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BOARD, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 34 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 February 1915, Enlisted at Stanthorpe, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kent, England, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | State School, Kent, England |
| Occupation: | Railway Porter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 5 November 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Gallipoli.Turkey Special Memorial, Row A, Grave 13 Headstone inscription reads: Their glory shall not be blotted out, Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Queensland Railways Toowoomba Employees Roll of Honour, Toowoomba Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australia (P.A.F.S.O.A.) (1), Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 34, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Stanthorpe, QLD | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 34, 25th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 34, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 19 years
Son of Edwin John and Kerenhappach Board of Gauntlet Street, Toowoomba, QLD
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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