George CLAPPERTON

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Service Numbers:	4166, 4166A
Enlisted:	10 October 1915, Warwick Farm, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	54th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, October 1889
Home Town:	Port Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling:	State School, Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Warehouseman
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

10 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4166, Depot Battalion (AIF), Warwick Farm, New South Wales
20 Dec 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4166, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
16 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 1st Training Battalion -- Tel El Kebir, Egypt
19 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4166A, 54th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Caledonian"
29 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4166A, 54th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4166A, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4166A awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4166A, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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