HILFORD G.A.
Given Names: George Aloysius
Service Number: 2598
Unit: 14th Battalion, 8th reinforcements
Rank: Private
Paybook Number:
Age: 21 Yrs 10 Mths
Occupation: Law Clerk
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Roman Catholic
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 7 In
Weight: 140 Lbs
Chest: 33-35½ In
Hair: Auburn
Eyes: Blue
Complexion: Fresh
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 1/5/1915
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: BROTHER J W Hilford
22 Cobden Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 2/8/1915
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Suffolk
END OF WAR
Status: Returned to Australia
Ship: Port Darwin
Embarked: 11/1/1918
Disembarked: 4/3/1918
Unit: 14th Battalion
Rank: Lance Sergeant
Discharge Date: 5/4/1918
Place:
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: 10218
British War Medal: 18830
Victory Medal: 18698
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 23/6/1893
Place: Brunswick, Victoria
Father: James Michael HILFORD
Mother: Rebecca RAINSBURY
MARRIAGE
Year: 1925
Place:
Spouse: Marjory Sage LORDING
DEATH
Date or Year: 20/2/1967
Place: Prahran, Victoria
Burial: Springvale, Victoria
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Suffered accidental carbon monoxide poisoning on 19/12/1916. Court of Inquiry found that all the men involved were ignorant of the dangers of brazier fumes in an enclosed place. Transferred to England & admitted to London General Hospital; discharged 15/1/1917 & granted furlough
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
Service Number: V363691
Date Enlisted: 23/3/1942
Date Discharged: 31/10/1945
COMMENTS
FURTHER INFORMATION