WAMSLEY G.O.H.

WAMSLEY G.O.H.

Given Names: George Oscar Harden

Service Number: 2043

Unit: 44th Battalion, 3rd reinforcements

Rank: Private

Paybook Number: 261192

Age: 32 Yrs 9 Mths

Occupation: Station Manager

Marital Status: Single

Religion: Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Height: 5 Ft 8½ In

Weight: 160 Lbs

Chest: 38-41 In

Hair: Dark Brown

Eyes: Grey Brown

Complexion: Medium

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted: 28/4/1916

Place: Geraldton, WA

Next of Kin: FATHER George William Wamsley

Leamington', Burke Road, East Kew, Victoria

Embarkation Date: 10/10/1916

Port: Fremantle

Ship: HMAT Suffolk A23

END OF WAR

Status: Killed in action

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Unit: 44th Battalion

Rank: Corporal

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MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star: Not earned

British War Medal: 49798

Victory Medal: 49239

Other:

BIRTH

Date or Year: 1883

Place: Prahran/St Kilda, Victoria

Father: George William WAMSLEY

Mother: Annie Tapley JACKSON

MARRIAGE

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DEATH

Date or Year: 4/7/1918

Place: Hamel, France

Burial: Crucifix Corner Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, France

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 17/10/1917; gassed