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George Wilfred STEWART

Regimental number1282
Place of birthArragrea, Victoria
SchoolTyrrell Downs State School, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarmer
AddressDaytrap, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, A Stewart, Daytrap, Victoria
Enlistment date15 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/18/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 27 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 27 September 1917
Place of death or woundingPolygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialPoolcapelle British Cemetery (Plot LIII, Row F, Grave No. 13), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
164
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander Simpson and Mary Hannah STEWART, Daytrap, Chinkapook, Victoria

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