HAY, George
Service Number: | 3826 |
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Enlisted: | 11 April 1916, Rockhampton, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Rodds Bay, Queensland, Australia, 30 June 1896 |
Home Town: | Gladstone, Gladstone, Queensland |
Schooling: | Bororen State School |
Occupation: | Stockman |
Died: | Wounded in Action (shell), France, 10 August 1918, aged 22 years |
Cemetery: |
Vignacourt British Cemetery, Picardie Plot 6 Row A Grave 11 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
11 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3826, Rockhampton, Queensland | |
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19 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3826, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane | |
19 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3826, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
10 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3826, 31st Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days" |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Born c1896 at Bororen, Qld.
Son of Harriet HAY
Of Barundu, Byrne Valley Line, Qld.
Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer
Complexion 'Dark' Eyes 'Brown' Hair 'Dark'
Enlisted 11 April 1916 at Rockhampton, Qld.
Embarked 19 September 1916 per 'Seang Choon' from Brisbane, Qld.
Served in France
Wounded in action 26 September 1917 GSW to Left Leg
Wounded in action 09 August 1918 Shell Wound to Right Shoulder
Died of wounds 10 August 1918
Buried Vignacourt Military Cemetery Plot 6 Row A Grave 11