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AGATE, George Ernest Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 10117 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 September 1915, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Littlehampton, Sussex, England, 1 January 1894 |
| Home Town: | Oatley, Hurstville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bill-poster |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Polygon Wood, Belgium, 27 September 1917, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 17 Dec 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Gunner, 10117, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' |
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| 17 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 10117, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 27 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 10117, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 10117 awm_unit: 4th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-09-27 |
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"Mr. George Agate, of Rocky Point Road, Arncliffe, has been officially notified that his son, Gnr. George Agate, was kiled in action in France on September. 26. The deceased, who was 18 months on active service in France, was a native of Littlehampton, Sussex, England. Prior to enlisting, he was a member of Messrs. Hollander and Govett's staff." - from the St. George Call 10 Nov 1917 (nla.gov.au)