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GEORGE, Esmond Robert
| Service Number: | 20547 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 November 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Army Medical Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Hamilton near Kapunda, South Australia, 20 April 1888 |
| Home Town: | Glen Osmond, Burnside, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Memorials: | Kapunda Anlaby Employees WW1 Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Nov 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 20547, Army Medical Corps (AIF) | |
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| 6 Aug 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 20547, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: SS Gaika embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 20547, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Discharged Medically unfit - due to influenza |
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Esmond Robert GEORGE (1888- ?)
Esmond George was born at Hamilton near Kapunda in South Australia's mid north, in 1888.
He worked as a Clerk at Anlaby STation and features on its roll of Honour along with 16 other employees.
At the time of his enlistment in late 1917, he was married and his NOK was listed as Mrs A R George, c/o J C Jones, 'Straven', Bay Road, Glen Osmond, South Australia.
There wa a considerable time lapse between his enlistment in November 1917, and his emarkation for the Western Front. That waqs presumably taken up with training to prepare him for his role once he arrived in Europe. In fact he was on one of the last ships to leave Australia that was not recalled due to the imminence of an anticipated Armistice.
Hoever his service was aultimately more affected by another evnet then sweeing the globe; the so called 'Spanish Flu' epidenic. Esmond was admitted to hospital soon after arriving in England. Ships are notorious iincubators of infectious diseases, and troopships were believed to be the major vector in transporting the flu virus form its point of origin in the USA to Europe from late 1917. It ultimately killed more people than the Great War did.
Esmond spent most of his time in the UK in hospital before being evacuated to Australia in Novmeber 1918. He was discharged as 'an invalid' medically unfit, in early January 1919.
Compiled by Steve Larkins Jan Dec 2025.
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