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George Henry McCLAREN

Regimental number2884
Place of birthBallarat East, Victoria
SchoolVictoria Park State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationWood machinist
AddressNorthcote, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation32
Height5' 6"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs G H McLaren, 138 Charles Street, Northcote, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date5 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Makarini on 15 September 1915
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialRation Farm Military Cemetery (Plot VI, Row F, Grave No. 47), La Chapelle d'Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Ada McCLAREN. Native of Collingwood, Victoria
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Joined 8th Bn, Gallipoli, 7 December 1915.

Disembarked Alexandria, 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation).

Transferred to 60th Bn, 24 February 1916, and taken on strength.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.

Reported Missing, 19 July 1916.

Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.

Note, Red Cross File No 1890504: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.'

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSurname incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as McLaren.
SourcesNAA: B2455, McCLAREN George Henry
Red Cross File No 1890504

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