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Harold GEORGE

Regimental number705
Place of birthPerth, Western Australia
SchoolScotch College, Claremont, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, W J George, Bay Road, Claremont, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed in the Cadets.
Enlistment date19 October 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 November 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll16th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 27 April 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Age at death20
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialQuinn's Post Cemetery (Row E, Grave No. 5), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
79
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William James and Mary Ann GEORGE, Bay Road, Claremont, Western Australia
Family/military connectionsNil
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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