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NORTHCOTT, George Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 346 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 January 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kingscote, South Australia, 11 November 1896 |
| Home Town: | Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Kingscote Public School |
| Occupation: | Carrier |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 23 August 1918, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Daours, Picardie, France, Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kingscote Public School Roll of Honor, Kingscote War Memorial, Penneshaw Kangaroo Island Men Roll of Honor WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 346, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 346, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 346, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 18 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 346, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, GSW (armpit) | |
| 5 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 346, 43rd Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", 2nd occasion | |
| 22 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 346, 43rd Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", 3rd occasion - GSW (back) |
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