George Edward HURRELL

HURRELL, George Edward

Service Number: 1146
Enlisted: 20 March 1916, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 10th Infantry Battalion
Born: Warrow, South Australia, Australia, 9 August 1888
Home Town: Port Lincoln, Port Lincoln, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farm Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, France, 22 July 1918, aged 29 years
Cemetery: La Kreule Military Cemetery, Hazebrouck
La Kreule Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 2), Hazebrouck, France, La Kreule Military Cemetery, Hazebrouck, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Lincoln & District Honor Roll WW1
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World War 1 Service

20 Mar 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
9 Jun 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1146, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
9 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1146, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide
22 Jul 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1146, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1146 awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-07-22
Date unknown: Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Biography

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Chronicle (Adelaide, SA: 1895 - 1954) Saturday 10 August 1918

DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE

HURRELL.— Killed in action in France, July 22,   Private George Edward Hurrell, 10th Battalion, late 43rd, youngest beloved son of Mrs. Rose Hurrell, Lake Wangary. "Called to a higher service."

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