George James ISLES

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Service Number:	2417
Enlisted:	22 December 1915, Enlisted in Melbourne
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	3 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps
Born:	Yapeen, Victoria, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Yapeen, Mount Alexander, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, Palestine, 10 January 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Originally buried but searches failed to locate his grave, Jerusalem Memorial, Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Jerusalem Memorial, Newstead War Memorial, Yapeen State School No. 1903 Great European War Roll of Honor

22 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2417, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted in Melbourne
6 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 2417, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan MacCorquodale embarkation_ship_number: A6 public_note: ''
6 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 2417, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Clan MacCorquodale, Melbourne
9 Sep 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 3 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, At Mosscar
9 Jan 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 2417, 3 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, Bullet wound to the head
10 Jan 1917:	Involvement Trooper, 2417, 3 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2417 awm_unit: 3 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-01-10

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Son of George James and Josephine Marie Isles of Yapeen, Victoria

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal