George Reginald MOUNSEY

MOUNSEY, George Reginald

    Service Numbers: 1358, 1382
    Enlisted: 9 November 1914, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria Original service number was changed to 1358
    Last Rank: Lance Corporal
    Last Unit: 5th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1896
    Home Town: Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
    Schooling: Alfredton School, Ballarat, Victoria
    Occupation: Brass Turner, Finisher & Polisher
    Died: Died of wounds - chest, At sea on board HS Braemar Castle, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 9 May 1915
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    Buried at sea Chaplain T.F. Taylor officiated Panel 24, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing
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    World War 1 Service

    9 Nov 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1358, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria Original service number was changed to 1358
    2 Feb 1915: Involvement Private, 1382, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: ''
    2 Feb 1915: Embarked Private, 1382, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne
    20 Feb 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal
    9 May 1915: Involvement Lance Corporal, 1358, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1358 awm_unit: 5 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-05-09

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of George Mounsey and Elizabeth Miller Mounsey nee Ritchie of 109 Park Street, Ballarat, Victoria. Brother of Ruth Irena MacDonald nee Mounsey

    4 April 1915 - transferred from the 7th Battalion to the 5th Battalion and allotted service  number 1358

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

    Also served in the Ballarat Citizen Forces

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