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CATHIE, George Arthur Leslie
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3048 |
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Enlisted: | 17 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Malvern, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Clerk |
Died: | Natural causes, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 26 February 1979 |
Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Wall: 39 Row: K |
Memorials: | Malvern St George's Anglican Church Honour Roll, Nar Nar Goon G.U.O.O.F. Malvern Lodge No 2258 Honor Roll, Nar Nar Goon Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
17 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3048, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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26 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3048, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
26 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3048, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne | |
15 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 3048, 58th Infantry Battalion, GSW (chest) | |
9 Aug 1916: | Honoured Military Medal, Battle for Pozières , “For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty…his splendid example of courage, determination and leadership is worthy if high recognition”. | |
25 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 65th Infantry Battalion | |
9 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3048, 58th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, 2nd occasion - shell wound (left arm) | |
16 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3048, 58th Infantry Battalion |
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