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George HOPE

Regimental number1394
True NameCHROZIER, Robert George
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressCranbourne PO, Cranbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26.9
Height5' 9.5"
Weight186 lbs
Next of kinBrother, John Hope, Lyndhurst, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date2 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll26 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name29th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/46/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 10 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll29th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 16 March 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Wounded in action, 3 December 1916 (gun shot wound, right thigh).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Wandilla', 16 March 1918.

Fell overboard at sea, 20 March 1918, while suffering from trench fever and rheumatism; believed drowned.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death20 March 1918

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