George Leslie LUPTON

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Service Number:	656
Enlisted:	22 March 1915, Castlemaine, Vic.
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Castlemaine, Mount Alexander, Victoria
Schooling:	Castlemaine State School Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 3 October 1918
Cemetery:	Prospect Hill Cemetery, Gouy Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 20
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Castlemaine Christ Church Anglican Church Memorial Window

22 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 656, 24th Infantry Battalion, Castlemaine, Vic.
10 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 656, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 656, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
6 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 656, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
22 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 656, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
3 May 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 656, 24th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second)
2 Sep 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 24th Infantry Battalion, Belgium
21 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 656, 24th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road, SW to left leg. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 11 August 1918.
3 Oct 1918:	Involvement Corporal, 656, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 656 awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-10-03

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