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VIRGO, George William
| Service Numbers: | 2725, 244 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Enlisted at Morphettville, WA |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 5th Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Mount Gambier, South Australia, 27 September 1878 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | O B Flat Primary School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 18 August 1946, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: KO, Road: 13, Site No: 4 |
| Memorials: | Mount Gambier St Andrew's Presbyterian Church Roll of Honor |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 2725, 4th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse |
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World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2725, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Morphettville, WA | |
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| 22 Oct 1914: | Involvement Driver, 244, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Oct 1914: | Embarked Driver, 244, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide | |
| 21 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, From 3rd Light Horse Regiment | |
| 26 Oct 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 2725, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, Discharged at the 4th Military District as medically unfit | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Driver, 244 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Residential address at the time of enlistment was given as Pell street Railway Station, Broken Hill, NSW.
Son of James Henry Virgo and Sarah Virgo nee Hood of Penola Road, Mount. Gambier, SA.
Brother of Thomas Daniel Virgo who returned to Australia on 8 June 1919 having served with the 13th Field Artillery Brigade
Prior to enlisting for WW1 George had served with the 4th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse in the Boer War with the rank of Private and Service number 2725
Commenced return to Australia on 21 July 1917 aboard HT Themistocles disembarking at Fremantle on 13 September 1917 then transhipped to HT Nestor on 28 September for onward travel to Adelaide.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
At the time of death George was residing in Kurralta Park, SA
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