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LELANT, George Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2800 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 June 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Summertown, South Australia, 10 August 1892 |
| Home Town: | Rose Park, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fitter's improver |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Pozières, France, 25 July 1916, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Burnside District Fallen Soldiers' Memorial - Rose Park, Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burnside & District - Fallen Soldiers Memorial Trees - Rose Park, Summertown Cemetery Memorial Arch Gates, Uraidla War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2800, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 21 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2800, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 21 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2800, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Adelaide | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2800, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Enlisted in Adelaide George Lelant was assigned to the 12th Battalion. Although nominally drawn from Tasmania, it required 'rounding out' so soldiers from SA and WA were thus assigned.
"LeLANT.— In loving memory of Private G. E. LeLant (George), who fell at Pozieres, July 25, 1916.— Inserted by his father and mother, sisters and brother." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 27 Jul 1918
(nla.gov.au)
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