Regimental number | 1745 |
Place of birth | Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales |
Other Names | George Frederick |
School | Superior Public School, Kogarah, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Iron safemaker |
Address | Herman Street, Kogarah, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | D Congdon, Herman Street, Kogarah, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Australian Motor Transport Section |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died at Abbeville, France, bronchial pneumonia. |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death | 25 |
Place of burial | Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row D, Grave No. 38), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 181 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Abel Penfound and Bertha CONGDON, 40 Herman Street, Kogarah, New South Wales. Native of Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brothers: one on same unit, the other 1st Lt 5th Machine Gun Coy. |