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George Lawrence BRIGHT

Regimental number5338
Place of birthNorth Pine Queensland
SchoolState School, Qls
ReligionMethodist
OccupationWatchmaker
AddressNorth Pine, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, C Bright, North Pine, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date12 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameDivisional Ammunition Column 1, Reinforcement 10
AWM Embarkation Roll number25/89/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 27 September 1915
FateDied of wounds 27 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death21.9
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXII, Row F, Grave No. 13), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
11
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Mary Elizabeth BRIGHT, McMaster Street, Nundah, Queensland. Native of North Pine, Australia

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