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George FUNNELL

Regimental number867
Place of birthLittle Clacton, Essex, England
SchoolBoard School, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPainter
AddressWarwick, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation36
Next of kinWife, Mrs Hannah Funnell, Cunningham Street, Warwick, Queensland
Previous military service7 years training in Volunteer Company, Clacton on Sea, England
Enlistment date6 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name41st Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/58/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 18 May 1916
FateKilled in Action 23 June 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death37
Age at death from cemetery records37
Place of burialMessines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot V, Row C, Grave No. 50), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
134
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alfred and Mary FUNNELL; husband of Hannah FUNNELL, Cunningham Street, Warwick, Queensland. Native of Little Clacton, Essex, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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