George WEMYSS

WEMYSS, George

Service Number: 1986
Enlisted: 15 June 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 23rd Infantry Battalion
Born: Corindhap, Victoria (1891), date not yet discovered
Home Town: Seymour, Mitchell, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Hairdresser
Died: Killed in Action, Bullecourt, Nord Pas de Calais, Picardie, France, 3 May 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

15 Jun 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria
26 Aug 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1986, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
29 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1986, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
3 May 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1986, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), KIA :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1986 awm_unit: 23 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-05-03

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Biography

"...1986 Lance Corporal (L Cpl) George Wemyss, 23rd Battalion from Seymour, Victoria. A 24 year old hairdresser prior to enlisting on 15 June 1915, he embarked for overseas as a Private with the 3rd Reinforcements of the 23rd Battalion from Melbourne on 26 August 1915 aboard HMAT Anchises. He was promoted to Temporary L Cpl on 27 July 1916, shortly before receiving a gunshot wound to his right eye. Following his return to duty, he was further promoted to Temporary Corporal on 4 April 1917 and was then killed in action at Bullecourt, France on 3 May 1917. He is commemorated on the Australian National Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux, France with others who have no known grave." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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