George Henry SELL MM

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Service Number:	3621
Enlisted:	19 July 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Colac, Victoria, Australia, 22 May 1894
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	3 January 1935, aged 40 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Warrnambool Public Cemetery, Victoria Plot: CATH 18 033
Memorials:	Nirranda and District Honor Roll

19 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3621, 24th Infantry Battalion
5 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 3621, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
5 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 3621, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne
17 May 1917:	Honoured Military Medal, During the fighting in the Hindenburg Line in the 8th and 9th instant, Private Sell saw in charge of Stretcher-Bearers. He did fine work throughout the whole 48 hours, working incessantly without rest and fearlessly entered the most dangerous zones under furious barrage to bring out wounded men.
24 Feb 2016:	Transferred Private, 8th Infantry Battalion, Allotted & proceeded to join 8th Battalion whilst stationed in Alexandria, Egypt.

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