SLEEMAN, George
| Service Numbers: | 4332, 4331 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps |
| Born: | St Paul, Mousehole, Cornwall, England, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sailor |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, Palestine, 19 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Gaza War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) Grave XII. G. 5., Gaza War Cemetery, Gaza, Israel |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4332, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4332, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
| 19 Apr 1917: | Involvement Trooper, 4331, 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4331 awm_unit: 1 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-04-19 |
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Births Sep 1893 Sleeman George Penzance 5c 251
Died of wounds received in action during the 2nd Battle of Gaza, Egypt.
Son of Mr and Mrs George Sleeman of Mount Pleasant Street, Mousehole, Penzance.
Enlisted at Sydney, New South Wales.
Listed on Mousehole Methodist Church War Memorial, in Penzance Book of Remembrance, Parish Church of St Pol de Leon in Paul, Penzance, Cornwall Memorial and on Panel 10 of the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia. This was the second attempt by British Empire forces to break the Turkish defences along the Gaza-Beersheba line in southern Palestine and then clear the way for the continued advance to Jerusalem. The infantry component consisted of four divisions; 52nd (Lowland), 53rd (Welsh), 54th (East Anglian) and the recently formed 74th (Yeomanry) Division which was made up of brigades of dismounted cavalry serving as infantry. The mobile component comprised the ANZAC Mounted Division, the Imperial Mounted Division and the Imperial Camel Corps Brigade. This battle lasted all day but was unsuccessful.
Next of kin Wife, Mrs V Sleeman, 134 Flinders Street, Darlinghurst, New South Wales
Enlistment 8/9 November 1915
20th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 11 March 1916 –he was then aged 22.