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MADIGAN, George
| Service Number: | 862 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cockburn, NSW, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Died: | Died Of Old Age, 28 September 1960, place of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia Section: KO, Road: 15A, Site No: 73 |
| Memorials: | Magill Honour Board, Norwood Primary School Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 31 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 862, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 862, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement 862, 27th Infantry Battalion |
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George Madigan Biography
George Madigan was a Roman Catholic soldier who fought in the 27th battalion. George Madigan was born in 1896. George Madigan’s hometown was Cockburn, which was a town located on the border of South Australia and New South Wales. There is only roughly a population of 25 in this town yet many on the outskirts of it. Mrs Kate Madigan is the mother of George yet his father has not been said to be around in George’s upbringing.
George Madigan was a hard-working labourer until joining the army which was a passion for him. George Madigan enlisted on the 17th of February, 1915. He enlisted at a place called Keswick Barracks which is located on Anzac Highway in South Australia. His unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 31 May 1915. George Madigan originally lived at 17 Carins Street, Norwood, South Australia.
In October 1915, George Madigan suffered an offence to the “prejudice of good order and military disciple for 14 days”. This means that his pay was deducted by 14 days possibly due to George not following rules of the officers. George Madigan could also have smoked late at night which was a big offence due to other army's being able to see a glowing light from the cigarette and then knowing that it is the enemy, they would then proceed to attack.
George Madigan was sadly wounded in action. In France in the fields, George was wounded in the left shoulder. This may be due to the height of George not being an exact advantage due to him being only a little, 5 feet. He was also very light weighing in at 134 lbs which is approximately 60 kg. George was wounded on the 13th of November 1916 which was about a year and 7 months from enlisting.
Following his wound George was convicted of overstaying his leave in Monte Video which was on the 16th of March 1917, which could have been caused by his wound and not wanting to return to the field. On the 22nd of August in 1917, the time was up for George Madigan as he had to leave the army due to the general shrapnel wound.
As the time came, George left England and embarked back to Australia. On the 21st of September, about a month later, later he was discharged from the army 2 months later when he was back in Australia. George left England with "good character". He had served a total of 2 years and 265 days fighting in the army. As he came back to Australia, he was a proud fighter of the 27th battalion and he was awarded with the three service medals for World War One.
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