MAGNUS G.H.

Given Names:  George Henry

Service Number:  2384

Unit:  7th Battalion, 7th reinforcements                                                                             

Rank:  Private  

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Age:  22 Yrs  7 Mths

Occupation:  Plumber                                                                                                     

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Wesleyan

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  4 In                     

Weight:  141 Lbs

Chest:  35-37½ In

Hair:  Light Brown

Eyes:  Blue Grey

Complexion:  Fair

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  1/5/1915

Place:  Bairnsdale

Next of Kin:  MOTHER  Mrs Katherine Magnus

140 Edgvale Road, East Kew, Victoria                                                                               

Embarkation Date:  16/7/1915

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Demosthenes A64

END OF WAR 

Status:  Died of wounds

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Unit:  5th Pioneer Battalion                                                                                                            

Rank:  Private

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MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  11094

British War Medal:  15660

Victory Medal:  15597

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BIRTH

Date or Year:  27/4/1893

Place:  Flemington, Victoria                     

Father:  Edward MAGNUS                      

Mother:  Katherine KUGLER

MARRIAGE

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DEATH

Date or Year: 26/10/1917                        

Place: 2nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium                                          

Burial:  Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, Belgium

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Served at Gallipoli

Hospitalised for shell shock 19/12/1915

Wounded in action 23/10/1917; gun shot wound, shoulder, back and face; resulted in death

MEMORIALS

Kew State School

Kew War Memorial

Australian War Memorial

Memorial Plaque: 336455

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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