KING G.G.
Given Names: George Gordon
Service Number: 2544
Unit: 29th Battalion, 4th reinforcements
Rank: Private
Paybook Number:
Age: 21 Yrs 6 Mths
Occupation: Plumber
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Baptist
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 6 In
Weight: 147 Lbs
Chest: 32-34 In
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Complexion: Fresh
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 15/7/1915
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: MOTHER Mrs Mary Ann King
Derrick Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 14/3/1916
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Anchises A68
END OF WAR
Status: Returned to Australia
Ship: Borda
Embarked: 26/9/1917
Disembarked: 20/11/1917
Unit: 66th Battalion
Rank: Private
Discharge Date: 24/1/1918
Place: Melbourne
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: Not earned
British War Medal: 37849
Victory Medal: 37487
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 1894
Place: Carlton, Victoria
Father: George Henry KING
Mother: Mary Ann PERRY
MARRIAGE
Year: 1938
Place:
Spouse: Eva Laura AXFORD
DEATH
Date or Year: 1972
Place: Box Hill, Victoria
Burial: ,
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Wounded in action 20/7/1916; shell shock
Discharged with defective vision
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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Date Enlisted:
Date Discharged:
COMMENTS
FURTHER INFORMATION