George Henry WINTER

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Service Number:	2483
Enlisted:	25 July 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	19th Infantry Battalion
Born:	South Grafton, New South Wales, 1888
Home Town:	Copmanhurst, Clarence Valley, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Fireman
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 17 July 1918
Cemetery:	Crucifix Corner Cemetery Plot 111, Row B, Grave 9, Crucifix Corner Cemetery, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ramornie War Memorial

25 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2483, Liverpool, New South Wales
5 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2483, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
5 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2483, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney
17 Jul 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2483, 19th Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2483 awm_unit: 19 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-07-17

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18 September 1916 married Evelyn May Russell in the Leicester Registry Office by Lionel F, Marris Registrar. Evelyn was a Windon Cleaner

3 July 1916 - Wounded in action, shell wound to the arm

2 August 1916 - transferred to England

15 September 1916 - Taken on strength ag Perhan Downs Camp

2 February 1917 - Proceeded overseas to France from Folkestone

28 February 1918 - Wounded in action, second occasion, gunshot wound to the hand

17 May 1918 - Wounded in action, third occasion, gassed

13 June 1918 - Rejoined unit

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal