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RUSSELL, George Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3337 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 August 1915, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kindred, Tasmania, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Ulverstone, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Menin Road, Belgium, 19 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Hooge Crater Cemetery, Belgium Plot V, Row J, Grave 11 Headstone inscription reads: Dearly we loved him sadly we miss him., Hooge Crater Cemetery, Passchendaele, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ulverstone Shrine of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3337, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 13 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3337, 26th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3337, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Hobart | |
| 1 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 12th Infantry Battalion, From 26th Battalion at Zeitoun | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3337, 12th Infantry Battalion, Shell shock | |
| 27 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3337, 12th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the left hand and transferred to England on the 10 March 1917 | |
| 19 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 3337, 12th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3337 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-19 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Arthur Henry Russell and Mary Ann Eastley formerly Russell of South Road, Ulverstone, Tasmania
Father of ex-nuptial child Allan George Eastley who was raised under the guardianship of his grandmother Mary Ann Eastley
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal