George Henry Louis HESS

HESS, George Henry Louis

Service Number: 4231
Enlisted: 29 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: Anzac Provost Corps
Born: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1890
Home Town: Panmure, Moyne, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farm Labourer
Died: Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 1956, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Warrnambool Public Cemetery, Victoria
Church of England area, Row 23A, Grave 52. Interred on 2 August 1956
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World War 1 Service

29 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4231, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
29 Dec 1915: Involvement Private, 4231, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
29 Dec 1915: Embarked Private, 4231, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
3 Apr 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Anzac Provost Corps , From 8th Battalion
10 Feb 1919: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Anzac Provost Corps
10 Nov 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 4231, Anzac Provost Corps , Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Address at the time of enlistment was Panmure, Victoria

Son of Ludwig Hess  and Harriet Hess nee Trust of Bay Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 2 August 1919 aboard HT Delta disembarking on 3 September 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1919 George married Ellen Owen in Victoria