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George Hewitt MONTGOMERY

Regimental number6305
Place of birthKyneton Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
AddressDenicull Creek via Ararat, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, E Montgomery , Denicull Creek via Ararat, Victoria
Enlistment date2 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 11 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Medal (Alterd from Distinguished Conduct Medal)


'Work near Herleville Wood on 23 August 1918.'
Recommendation date: "Unspecified"

FateDied of disease 19 December 1918
Date of death19 December 1918
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialBrookwood Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row H, Grave No. 9), Surrey, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
53
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Eliza MONTGOMERY, 2 Peel Street, Collingwood, Victoria. Native of Ararat, Victoria. (Gassed)
Medals

Military Medal


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 109
Date: 15 September 1919

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