George Ernest JACQUES

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Service Number:	2188
Enlisted:	20 March 1916, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	49th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Coochin, Queensland, Australia, 26 July 1890
Home Town:	Albion, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Machinist
Died:	Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 7 July 1962, aged 71 years
Cemetery:	Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Location: Columbarium 12, Section: Section 9
Memorials:	Windsor State School Honour Board

20 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2188, Brisbane, Queensland
16 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2188, 49th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: ''
16 Aug 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2188, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane
9 Feb 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2188, 49th Infantry Battalion, GSW (Chest, right arm and legs)
26 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2188, 49th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood, GSW (Right leg)
19 Nov 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2188, 49th Infantry Battalion, Medically discharged

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