Harold George JORGENSEN

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JORGENSEN, Harold George

Service Number:	8003
Enlisted:	5 June 1917
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	11th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Freidrickstat Norway, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Geraldton, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Fisherman
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

5 Jun 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 8003, 39th Infantry Battalion
2 Feb 1918:	Involvement Private, 8003, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
2 Feb 1918:	Embarked Private, 8003, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney
22 Mar 1919:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 8003, 11th Infantry Battalion

HG Jorgensen, Uncle and Fisherman in Cairns.

Roll shows 11th Battalion Enlisted 2.4.1917 and discharged 31.8.1919. There was a photo in my Grandmother's house at 117 Aumuller St of my Uncle in uniform but he never talked about it. He had a dry sense of humour and was a good story teller.
I knew him as a handline fisherman up to Princess Charlotte Bay in his wooden boat, Janet. He died in Cairns in 1984.

Submitted 24 February 2025 by Margaret Morris

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