Sydney George ESDAILE

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ESDAILE, Sydney George

Service Number:	5367
Enlisted:	19 September 1915, Holsworthy, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	13th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Arncliffe, New South Wales, Australia, 15 April 1895
Home Town:	Longueville, Lane Cove, New South Wales
Schooling:	Sydney Grammar School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Mechanical Engeering Student
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 29 August 1916, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Longueville Public School WW1 Honour Roll, Sydney Grammar School WW1 Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

19 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Holsworthy, New South Wales
9 Apr 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5367, 13th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
9 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5367, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Sydney

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Biography

"MISSING. A.Q.M.S. ESDAILE.

Acting-Quartermaster-Sergeant S. G. Esdaile, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Esdaile, Longueville, has been officially reported missing in France." - from the Sydney Morning Herlad 11 Nov 1916 (nla.gov.au)

"WAR CASUALTIES. KILLED. PRIVATE ESDAILE.

Mr. and Mrs. Esdaile, of Longueville, have been officially notified that their son, Sydney George, aged 21, was killed in action in France on August 29. He had been previously reported missing." - from the Sydney Morning Herald 15 Mar 1917 (nla.gov.au)

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