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George URCH

Regimental number4427
Place of birthKingsdown, Bristol, England
SchoolRedcliff School, Bristol, England
Age on arrival in Australia15
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
AddressMarble Bar, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation36
Next of kinUncle, J Urch, Geraldton, Western Australia
Enlistment date10 November 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll28 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 12 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll48th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 6 August 1916
Age at death37
Age at death from cemetery records37
Place of burialSerre Road Cemetery (Plot XXII, Row A, Grave No. 16), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
147
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George William and Mary Ann URCH, 12B, Kingsdown Parade, Bristol
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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