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George Alexander FREEMAN

Regimental number231
Place of birthNewport, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationStenographer
AddressLatrobe Street, Newport, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 8.5"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMrs L Freeman, Latrobe Street, Newport, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment.
Enlistment date19 August 1914
Place of enlistmentBroadmeadows, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A24 Benalla on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 3 December 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date11 April 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 11 April 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death16 June 1979

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