GARLICK, George Clarence
| Service Numbers: | 1641, 1641A |
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| Enlisted: | 21 February 1916, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 12 August 1885 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 19 March 1917, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Etaples Military Cemetery Plot XXII, Row B, Grave number 6A. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, New Norfolk Loyal Prince Alfred Lodge Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1641, 40th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 1 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1641, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1641, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart | |
| 19 Mar 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1641A, 26th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1641 awm_unit: 26th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-03-19 |
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Older brother of 1640 Lce.-Cpl. Leslie Raymond Garlick (/explore/people/87890), who survived the war and also served in WW2
"...1641 Private George Clarence Garlick, 26th Battalion from New Norfolk, Tasmania. A 29 year old labourer prior to enlisting on 21 February 1916, he embarked for overseas with the 1st Reinforcements of the 40th Battalion from Hobart on 1 July 1916 aboard HMAT Berrima. On arrival in France he transferred to the 26th Battalion and was wounded in action at Warlancourt on 2 March 1917. Pte Garlick died of his wounds on 17 March 1917 and was buried in Etaples Military Cemetery, France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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