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MACUMBER, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 420 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 June 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 28 June 1894 |
| Home Town: | Axedale, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Quarryman |
| Died: | 8 September 1994, aged 100 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lilydale Lawn Cemetery, Victoria CofE, Sect 3, Grave 328 |
| Memorials: | Axedale State School No 1008 Honour Roll, Bendigo Marist Brothers College Great War Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 420, 6th Machine Gun Company, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 20 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 420, 6th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 420, 6th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
| 8 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 11th Machine Gun Company, Belgium | |
| 14 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 420, 11th Machine Gun Company, 1st Passchendaele, SW to head, hands and legs. Evacuated to UK. Never rejoined unit. | |
| 28 Sep 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, 420, 11th Machine Gun Company, RTA 5 April 1918 and discharged as MU (wounds). |
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