George Henry PATCHING

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Service Number:	6577
Enlisted:	14 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 1888
Home Town:	Clifton Hill, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Driver
Died:	Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 1957, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

14 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6577, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
2 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 6577, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
2 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 6577, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
14 Apr 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6577, 8th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the back. Invalided to England on 24 April 1918
3 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6577, 8th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding

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Son of John Albert Patching and Sarah Ann Patching nee Gaye of 70 Berry Street, Clifton Hill, Victoria. George's birth was not record until 1891

During 1921 George married Greta Medson in Victoria

Returned to Australia on 1 February 1919 aboard HT Nestor as invalid due to gunshot wound to the back

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal