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GEORGE, Stanley Leishman
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 217, V376260 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 January 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3MD / VIC Area Lines of Communication |
| Born: | BRIGHT, VIC, 17 February 1890 |
| Home Town: | Rye, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway repairer (Vic Railways) |
| Died: | Beaufort, Victoria, Australia, 1 January 1946, aged 55 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Rye & District Pictorial Honour Roll, Rye State School Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 217, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 28 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 217, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 28 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 217, 13th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 217, 13th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli | |
| 1 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Egypt. Sgt (Cook) | |
| 1 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 217, 13th Light Horse Regiment, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages | |
| 1 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 217, 13th Light Horse Regiment, German Spring Offensive 1918 | |
| 8 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 217, 13th Light Horse Regiment, "The Last Hundred Days" | |
| 9 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 217, 13th Light Horse Regiment, RTA 27 April 1919 and discharged (TPE). |
World War 2 Service
| 6 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), V376260, 3MD / VIC Area Lines of Communication, Signalman | |
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| 6 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V376260 | |
| 17 Jan 1947: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), V376260, 3MD / VIC Area Lines of Communication, Signalman |
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