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MCCREDIE, George Archibald
Personal Details
Service Number: | 241 |
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Enlisted: | 4 June 1915, Hobart, Tasmania |
Last Rank: | Gunner |
Last Unit: | 36th Heavy Artillery Group |
Born: | Paddington, New South Wales, Australia, 13 November 1894 |
Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
Schooling: | Battery Point Superior Public School, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
Occupation: | Repoussé (metal) worker |
Died: | Broncho Pneumonia, France, 24 February 1917, aged 22 years |
Cemetery: |
Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension Plot I, row G, Grave No. 30 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Hobart St Andrews Church Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
4 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 241, Siege Artillery Brigade, Hobart, Tasmania | |
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17 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 241, Siege Artillery Brigade, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
17 Jul 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 241, Siege Artillery Brigade, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
24 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 241, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 241 awm_unit: 36th Australian Heavy Artillery Group awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-02-24 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of James George and Mary McCREDIE of Anglesea Barracks, Hobart, Tas.
Previous Military experience Royal Australian Garrison Artillery