George Arthur RANSLEY

RANSLEY, George Arthur

Service Number: 3687
Enlisted: 23 September 1915, Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 26th Infantry Battalion
Born: Hamilton, Tasmania, 19 November 1886
Home Town: Fentonbury, Central Highlands, Tasmania
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Died of wounds (POW of Germany), France, 28 November 1916, aged 30 years
Cemetery: Porte-de-Paris Cemetery, Cambrai
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Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Fentonbury War Memorial, Gretna War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

23 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3687, 26th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tasmania
5 Jan 1916: Involvement Private, 3687, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
5 Jan 1916: Embarked Private, 3687, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne
14 Nov 1916: Imprisoned 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17
14 Nov 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3687, 26th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, Grenade wound (left leg)

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Biography

Son of  Arthur and Johanna RANSLEY, Fentonbury, Tasmania