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GOLDEN, George
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 6978, Q228762 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 July 1916, Roma, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 8 July 1891 |
| Home Town: | Yuleba (Yeulba), Maranoa, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Natural causes, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia , 12 February 1961, aged 69 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Taroom District War Memorial, Taroom Shire Council Roll of Honour, Taroom War Memorial, Toowoomba Grammar School WW1 Honour Board, Town of Roma and Shire of Bungil WW1 Honour Board, Wandoan Juandah, Gulugaba, Giligulul, Gurulmundi & Woleebee Creek Roll of Honour, Yuleba Cenotaph |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6978, Roma, Queensland | |
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| 25 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6978, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6978, 15th Infantry Battalion, Wounded in France. GSW to leg. | |
| 1 Jul 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6978, 15th Infantry Battalion, Returned to Australia | |
| 29 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6978, 15th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 5 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q228762, 19th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Taroom, Queensland | |
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| 21 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q228762, 19th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ross Golden
George grew up on "Bundi", a family property in the Yuelba (as it was then) district. He and three brothers all served during WW1.
At the end of the war George returned to Bundi, married and resumed his former life until WW2, when he re-enlisted in the VDC of the Roma District.
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