AVERY G.

Given Names:  George

Service Number:  2553

Unit:  7th Battalion, 8th reinforcements                                                                             

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

Age:  18 Yrs  6 Mths

Occupation:  Farrier                                                                                                       

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  7 In                     

Weight:  140 Lbs

Chest:  33-35¼ In

Hair:  Dark Brown

Eyes:  Blue/Grey

Complexion:  Fresh

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  14/6/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  SISTER  Mrs Clara Shaw

18 Rooney Street

201 High Street, Richmond

Kew, Victoria    

Embarkation Date:  26/8/1915

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Anchises A68

END OF WAR 

Status:  Killed in action

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Disembarked: 

Unit:  1st Pioneer Battalion                                                                                                            

Rank:  Private

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MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  7658

British War Medal:  18912

Victory Medal:  18122

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year: 

Place:  Yorkshire, England                       

Father:  Thomas AVERY                          

Mother:  Sarah Ann

MARRIAGE

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DEATH

Date or Year: 25/7/1916                          

Place: , France

Burial:  No known grave

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France

Australian War Memorial

Memorial Plaque No. 321636

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

 FURTHER INFORMATION

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