Regimental number | 1997 |
Place of birth | Farrell's Flat, South Australia |
School | Port Adelaide Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of Christ |
Occupation | Traveller |
Address | Marion Street, Unley, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Height | 5' 11" |
Weight | 141 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Gertrude Vierk, Marion Street, Unley, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Morea on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 38 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 38 |
Place of burial | Adelaide Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 5), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 111 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Christian and Frances Ann VIERK; husband of Gertrude M. VIERK, 16 Opey Avenue, Unley, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 1604 Pte Harry Frederick DIXOX, 16th Bn, killed in action 8 July 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, VIERK George John |