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George Redman FEATHERSTONE

Regimental number440
Place of birthShoreham near Brighton, Sussex, England
Place of birthHastings, Sussex, England
SchoolHoly Trinity Public School, England
Age on arrival in Australia23
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationChauffeur and mechanic
AddressRedmayne, White Horse Road, Mitcham, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinMother, Mrs E. Featherstone, same address
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date23 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameAnzac Cyclist Battalion, Reinforcement 3
AWM Embarkation Roll number12/1/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 22 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll24th Machine Gun Company
FateKilled in Action 19 October 1917
Place of death or woundingBroodseinde Ridge, Passchendaele, Belgium
Age at death27
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialBedford House Cemetery (Plot XVI, Row D, Grave No. 6), Enclosure No. 4, Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
177
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Frederick and Emily Elizabeth FEATHERSTONE, "Redmayne", White Horse Road, Mitcham, Victoria

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