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YANSEN, George Sydhval
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 552 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 February 1915, Enlisted at Lismore, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | McLean's Ridge, New South Wales, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Bathurst, Bathurst Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 29 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Courcelette British Cemetery Plot 1V, Row F, Grave 23 Personal Inscription IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON AND BROTHER GOOD-NIGHT BELOVED, Courcelette British Cemetery, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bathurst War Memorial Carillon, McLeans Ridges Public School and District Roll of Honor, Penrith S P School Honor Roll, Penrith St Andrews Presbyterian Church Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 552, Enlisted at Lismore, New South Wales | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 552, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 552, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
18 November 1915 - To hospital with Jaundice
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Son of George and Isabella Yansen, of "Hoal," Salisbury Avenue, Bexley, New South Wales. Native of Richmond River, New South Wales. His brother John Andreas Yansen also fell.
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