George Tannatt GANE

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Service Number:	2897
Enlisted:	20 March 1916, Merrylands, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	53rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Guildford, New South Wales, Australia, 15 September 1895
Home Town:	Guildford, New South Wales
Schooling:	South Granville Public School
Occupation:	Painter
Died:	Killed in Action, Somme, France, 29 July 1918, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme Grave Reference: III. F. 4.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

20 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2897, Merrylands, New South Wales
26 Oct 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2897, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
26 Oct 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2897, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney
29 Jul 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2897, 53rd Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2897 awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-07-29

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George Tannatt GANE was born in 1895 in Guildford, New South Wales

His parents were George Wealands GANE and Mary Tennant BRYCE

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