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George ARMSTRONG

Regimental number1502
Place of birthCarlisle, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationShirt cutter
Address11 Darebin Road, Northcote, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 7"
Weight151 lbs
Next of kinFather, John Armstrong, 11 Darebin Road, Northcote, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 April 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 28 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll22nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John Thomas and Agnes ARMSTRONG; Wife: Violet ARMSTRONG. Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance.
Discharge date18 April 1916
Other details

Embarked Melbourne, 28 June 1915; disembarked Suez, 26 July 1915.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kanowna', 20 October 1915; disembarked Melbourne, 18 April 1915; discharged Melbourne (medically unfit: nephritis), 22 November 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death25 November 1939
Age at death42
Place of burialHeidelberg Cemetery, Victoria
SourcesNAA: B2455, ARMSTRONG George

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