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Geoffrey SILVER

Regimental number684
Place of birthHurley, Bexter, England
SchoolRoyal Grammar School, Hurley-on-Thames, England.
Age on arrival in Australia17.10
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStation hand
Addressc/o J W McCarroll, Randwick, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinSister, Miss Helena Silver, St Margarets, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil.
Enlistment date24 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 1, Brigade Ammunition Column
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/29/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A8 Argyllshire on 18 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 22 July 1916
Place of death or woundingContalmaison, France
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialFlatiron Copse Cemetery (Plot X, Row K, Grave No. 3), Mametz, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
11
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward and Helena SILVER, St. Margaret's House, Albion, Queensland. Native of Hurley, Berks, England

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