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CHALLIS, George Edmund
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 1265, 2165 |
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Enlisted: | 2 May 1916 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 June 1897 |
Home Town: | Benalla, Benalla, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Clerk |
Died: | Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 11 April 1917, aged 19 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
2 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1265, 46th Infantry Battalion | |
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16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2165, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2165, 46th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne |
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