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Father William George (dec. 1922) and Mother Sarah Adelaide George, lived at St. George's Place,
Alberton, South Australia.

Sibling in service: (brother)
26923 Driver Leon George - 7th Field Artillery Brigade
04/01/1916  enlisted into WWI in Adelaide, SA
07/09/1916  embarked Port of Melbourne, VIC, onboard HMAT A15 Port Sydney,
                   as a Driver with 15th Field Artillery Brigade, 5th Reinforcement
05/01/1917  taken on strength 27th Battery, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, in the field
26/04/1918  transferred to 27th Battery
14/06/1918  killed in action, Somme, France
buried in:     Croydon Military Cemetery, 3 1/4 miles East South East of Amiens
1920 exhumed and reburied in:
                   Beacon Cemetery, Sailly-Laurette, France
                   Plot IV, Row E, Grave 2
                   1 mile south west of Morlancourt, 4 3/4 miles north east of Corbie
His name is commemorated on:-
- Panel 15 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.
- the South Australian Harbor Board WWI Memorial, Birkenhead, SA

Brother-in-law:
2801 Sapper Douglas Devlin Edgar Drysdale  - 1st Light Horse Regiment
born in:  Rockhampton Queensland
lived at Vine Street, Prospect, South Australia
NOK:  Mother, Mrs. Julia Annie Drysdale, Vine Street, Prospect, SA
01/11/1915  enlisted into WWI in Adelaide, SA
13/07/1916  embarked Outer Harbour, SA onboard RMS Mongolia
                   as a Private with 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 19th Reinforcement
12/11/1917  returned to Australia

25/01/1934  divorced from Eva Dorothy Drysdale (The Sydney Morning Herald)
Last lived at Finsbury, SA.
31/08/1944  passed away (56 years of age)
buried in:     West Terrace Cemetery, AIF Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
                   Light Oval; Row #3S; C/E/W: W; Site #A 

John's previous service:
2 years 10th AIR;  4 years 7th CAS; 2 years 16th Light Horse; 2.5 years 23rd Light Horse

Service # 65 Private John Gordon GEORGE
19/08/1914  enlisted into WWI at Keswick, SA
11/09/1914  took oath at Morphetville, SA
                   appointed to 'A' Squad, Morphetville
27/01/1915  discharged from service - Refusing to sign inoculation clause

Described on 2nd enlisting as 26 years 5 months of age; single; 5' 10" tall; 158 lbs;
fair complexion; blue eyes; dark hair; Church of England

19/02/1915  enlisted into WWI at Keswick, SA

26/10/1915  embarked Port of Melbourne, VIC onboard HMAT SS Hawkes Bay
                   as a Private with 11th Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcement

Jan. 1916     promoted to Corporal, 11th Light Horse Regiment

13/01/1916  admitted to 1st Auxillary Casualty with Rheumatism, Heliopolis

25/01/1916  to convalescent hospital, Helorean

22/02/1916  discharged to 2nd Auxillary Hospital, Heliopolis

09/03/1916  transferred to No.1 Auxillary Hospital

10/04/1916  invalided to Australia - Cardiac Disease, ex 1st Australian General Hospital

11/04/1916  returned to Australia onboard hospital ship HS Runic

19/06/1916  discharged from service

Medals:        1914/15 Star (6298); British War medal (6929); Victory medal (6866)

20/10/1929 passed away (38 years of age)

buried in:    West Terrace Cemetery - AIF Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
                  Light Oval; Row # 4S; C/E/W: E; Site #8
                  (Grant Expires: 22/10/2028)

Submitted by Julianne T Ryan.  21/04/2017.  Lest we forget.