WERNER, George Andrew
| Service Number: | 1510 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 January 1916, Inverell, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Company Sergeant Major |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia, 17 December 1893 |
| Home Town: | Tenterfield, Tenterfield Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Tenterfield Superior School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Sadler/bootmaker/farm labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 31 March 1918, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Elsmore and District Roll of Honor, Inverell & District Memorial Olympic Pool WW1 Honour Roll, Inverell War Memorial, Tenterfield & Districts Fallen Soldiers Roll of Honor Light Horse |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1510, Inverell, New South Wales | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Farrier Sergeant, 1510, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Farrier Sergeant, 1510, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney | |
| 20 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 33rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 1510, 33rd Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele | |
| 30 Mar 1918: | Wounded Company Sergeant Major, 1510, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Dernancourt/Ancre, GSW (abdomen) | |
| 31 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 1510, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Dernancourt/Ancre, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1510 awm_unit: 33rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Company Sergeant Major awm_died_date: 1918-03-31 |
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Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal (www.awm.gov.au);
"No: 1510 CSM. Geo. Andrew WERNER. 33rd Bn, AIF. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on the 12th October 1917 near PASSCHENDAELE. This W.O. went forward of our lines in search of wounded, working over marshy ground and under heavy shell fire, he brought in two wounded men. His Company suffered heavy casualties and had only one Officer left. He was chiefly responsible for the radid and efficient organisation of his Company. He did excellent work in consolidating the new line.
Throughout the operation he displayed great courage, coolness and determination. Although the conditions was very adverse he maintained a most cheerful and optomistic attitude and set an excellent example to his men." London Gazette 4th March 1918. Page 2759 Position 3. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 25th July 1918. Page 1918 Position 22.
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