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DEROME, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3082 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 August 1915, Holsworthy, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glebe, New South Wales, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Lidcombe, Auburn, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Brick-maker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, France, 6 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot 20.E.12A., |
| Memorials: | Auburn Public School WW1 Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3082, Holsworthy, New South Wales | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3082, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3082, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3082, 4th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, Shell wound (buttock) | |
| 6 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3082, 4th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3082 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-06 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...3082 Private George Derome, 19th (later 4th) Battalion of Granville, NSW. A brickmaker prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Suevic (A29) on 20 December 1915. On 4 October 1917, he was wounded in action at Broodseinde Ridge, Belgium. Pte Derome died of his wounds on 6 October 1917 at the 10th Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium, aged 25. He is buried in the Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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