George (Kanga) MADDAMS

MADDAMS, George

Service Number: 3086
Enlisted: 10 July 1915, Bendigo, Vic.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 7th Infantry Battalion
Born: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town: Kangaroo Flat, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Railway Employee
Died: Red Cliffs, Victoria, Australia, 16 July 1971, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Red Cliffs Pioneer Cemetery, Victoria
CATH G 5
Memorials: Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Golden Square District
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World War 1 Service

10 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3086, 7th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic.
29 Sep 1915: Involvement Private, 3086, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
29 Sep 1915: Embarked Private, 3086, 7th Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of William George MADDAMS and Harriett nee SHELTON, Kangaroo Flat, Victoria.

Mr. W. G. Maddams, of Kangaroo Flat, has received word to the effect that his son, Private George Maddams; of the 7th Battalion, was admitted 27/9/ 17 to the 1st Southern  General Hospital, Birmingham, suffering from severe gunshot wounds in the thigh. This soldier enlisted in July, 1915, and sailed in September of the same year. His brother, Lance- Corporal T. Maddams, is fighting in France.