George ANNAND

ANNAND, George

Service Number: 6457
Enlisted: 12 May 1916, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 7th Infantry Battalion
Born: Maldon, Victoria Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Australia, 1920, cause of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Newstead Joyce's Creek State School No 1053 Honor Board, Newstead War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

12 May 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2 Oct 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6457, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
2 Oct 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6457, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne

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Biography

7 Battalion

Rank - Private

24 February 1917 Admitted to hospital with severe gunshot wounds to the shoulder

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Returned to Australia 18 October 1917

31 December 1921 a letter from the Captian of the Base records stating that George had died after 3 years of suffering after his return from overseas

Son of George and Janet Annand of Joyce's Creek, Victoria, Australia. Brother of 2614 Lance Corporal Harold John Annand, 46th Bn, killed in action, 7 June 1917

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