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George William CARLILE

Regimental number4682
Date of birth2 October 1886
Place of birthGoondiwindi, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStockman
AddressGoondiwindi, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29.1
Height6' 0"
Weight153 lbs
Next of kinFather, William Carlile, Goondiwindi, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 November 1915
Place of enlistmentToowoomba, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Mooltan on 12 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 31 March 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date31 March 1921
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action, 4 July 1918 (fracture of left femur, severe).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Wandilla', 31 March 1919; discharged (wounded), Brisbane, 31 March 1921.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death3 January 1979
Age at death92
Place of burialAlbany Creek Cemetery & Crematorium, Brisbane, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, CARLILE George William

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