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George William FIELDS

Regimental number1895
Place of birthChippenham, Wiltshire, England
Age on arrival in Australia24
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressNambour, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinWife, Mrs E B Fields, Nambour, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date12 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 16 August 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll26th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 21 October 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Age at death29.10
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burial7th Field Ambulance Cemetery (Special Memorial A.11), Gallipoli
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
107
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr and Mrs FIELDS; husband of Evelyn B. CLARK (formerly FIELDS), , Charles Street, Deagon, Sandgate, Queensland. Native of Woodend, Chippenham, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

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