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GEORGE, Harold William Burn
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 705 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 November 1914, Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Claremont, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Scotch College, Claremont, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 27 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Quinn's Post Cemetery, ANZAC Row E, Grave 5 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brunswick Juntion Memorial Hall Honour Roll, Claremont Christ Church 'GEORGE' Memorial Plaque, Geraldton Gallipoli Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 705, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 705, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 705, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Served as George HAROLD
Son of William James and Mary Ann George of Bay Road, Claremont, WA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the cadets
HE DIED FOR THE FLAG
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