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George Thomas STIRTON

Regimental number3476
Place of birthDubbo, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationGrocer
AddressRawson Road, Smithfield, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 7"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs B M Stirton, Rawson Road, Smithfield, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date11 July 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 5 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 22 July 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts
Discharge date8 December 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nestor', 22 July 1917; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, right knee), Sydney, 8 December 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death30 October 1960
Age at death67
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis (Sec R.C. 8, 3122), Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, STIRTON George Thomas

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