WINDSOR, George Frederick
| Service Number: | 3460 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 August 1915, 1 year 20th Infantry |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 5th Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Glebe, New South Wales, Australia, December 1899 |
| Home Town: | Granville, Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Wounds, 12th Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium, 1 August 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Poperinghe, Flanders, Belgium Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Poperinghe, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Granville St Mark's Anglican Church Memorial Windows, Granville War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3460, 2nd Infantry Battalion, 1 year 20th Infantry | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3460, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3460, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 9 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 14th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 16 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 5th Divisional Signal Company | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 3460, 5th Divisional Signal Company, Third Ypres, Hit by gas shell in head on Menin Rd. DoW 12th Casualty Clearing station Ypres | |
| 1 Aug 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 3460, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3460 awm_unit: 5th Australian Division Signals Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1917-08-01 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Marie Victorine
3460 Sapper George Frederick WINDSOR
5th Div. Signal Coy. Australian Engineers
1st August 1917, aged 19. - Plot III. C. 11. –
MEDINGHEM cemetery
Son of Frederick A. and Phoebe E. Windsor, of Wallace St., Granville, New South Wales.
A labourer prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Euripides (A14) on 2 November 1915. He was wounded in action on 31 July 1917 during the Third Battle of Ypres, Belgium. Spr Windsor died on 1 August 1918 at the 12th Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium, aged 19.
Grave Inscription:
• IN MEMORY OF THE DEARLY LOVED & ONLY SON OF MR. & MRS. F.A. WINDSOR
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From Marie Victorine
3460 Sapper George Frederick WINDSOR
5th Div. Signal Coy. Australian Engineers
1st August 1917, aged 19. - Plot III. C. 11. –
MEDINGHEM cemetery
Son of Frederick A. and Phoebe E. Windsor, of Wallace St., Granville, New South Wales.
A labourer prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Euripides (A14) on 2 November 1915. He was wounded in action on 31 July 1917 during the Third Battle of Ypres, Belgium. Spr Windsor died on 1 August 1918 at the 12th Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium, aged 19.
Grave Inscription:
• IN MEMORY OF THE DEARLY LOVED & ONLY SON OF MR. & MRS. F.A. WINDSOR
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