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GENTLE, George Joseph
Personal Details
Service Number: | 6902 |
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Enlisted: | 5 June 1917, Nyngan, New South Wales |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Armidale, New South Wales, Australia, 12 November 1899 |
Home Town: | Armidale, Armidale Dumaresq, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 13 July 1918, aged 18 years |
Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery |
Memorials: | Armidale Memorial Fountain, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
5 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6902, 20th Infantry Battalion, Nyngan, New South Wales | |
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16 Jul 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6902, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
13 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6902, 20th Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front" |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
George Joseph GENTLE was born in Armidale, New South Wales in 1899
His parents were Thomas GENTLE and Rose DALY who married in 1896