GOLDEN, George
| Service Numbers: | 6978, Q228762 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 July 1916, Roma, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, 8 July 1891 |
| Home Town: | Yuleba (Yeulba), Maranoa, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Natural causes, 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 War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6978, Roma, Queensland | |
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| 25 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6978, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6978, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney |
World War 2 Service
| 5 Jun 1942: | Enlisted | |
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| 5 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Private, Q228762, Taroom, Queensland |
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Private, 6978, 15th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
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.
Biography 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.
Biography contributed by John Edwards
Four sons of Charles Frederick Golden and Agnes (nee Anderson) of Bundi Station via Yeulba/Yuleba, Qld;
3117 Tpr. William Golden (/explore/people/151341) 5th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia
2313 Tpr. Frederick Golden (/explore/people/142384) 11th Light Horse Regiment, died of wounds, Egypt on 08 Oct 1918
6978 Pte. George Golden (/explore/people/133714) 15th Infantry Battalion, returned to Australia, and,
6977 Pte. Lewes Golden (/explore/people/82608) 15th Infantry Battalion, returned to Australia
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