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George Henry WEARN

Regimental number4328
Place of birthMount Pleasant, Ballarat, Victoria
SchoolMount Pleasant State School, Ballarat, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBlacksmith
Address7 Bellarine Street, Geelong, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, G Wearn, 7 Bellarine Street, Geelong, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date8 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/31/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 29 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 11 April 1917
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Age at death28
Place of burialQueant Road Cemetery (Plot I, Row H, Grave 20), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
74
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Laura WEARN.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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