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AVERY, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2553 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 June 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Yorkeshire, England, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Porepunkah, Alpine, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farrier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 25 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kew War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2553, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2553, 7th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2553, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
| 13 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Transferred from the 7th Battalion to the 1st Pioneer Battalion | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 2553, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2553 awm_unit: 1st Australian Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-25 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas and Sarah Ann Avery of 'Blue Hill' Ringwood, Vic.
Next of kin given as his sister Clara Shaw of 18 Rooney Street, Richmond, Vic. later of 201 High Street, Kew, Vic.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal