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George SHEAVES

Regimental number3931
Place of birthPetersham New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Address262 Albany Road, Petersham, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Sheaves, 262 Albany Road, Petersham, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date12 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 30 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 24 July 1916
Place of death or woundingPozi
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialA.I.F. Burial Ground (Plot XV, Row E, Grave No. 33), Grass Lane, Flers, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
34
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Alice SHEAVES, "Beulah", 262 Albany Road, Petersham, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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