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HAIG, George Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 61399 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 May 1918, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 4th Motor Transport Company |
| Born: | Tatura, Victoria, Australia, 16 December 1899 |
| Home Town: | Caulfield, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Lesmurdie, Western Australia, 5 November 1987, aged 87 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Roman Catholic area, Section BA, Grave 0190 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 May 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 61399, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 31 Aug 1918: | Involvement Private, 61399, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Aug 1918: | Embarked Private, 61399, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Barambah, Melbourne | |
| 14 Nov 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 14th Infantry Battalion, From Re-inforcements | |
| 1 Feb 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Motor Transport Company, From 14th Battalion | |
| 1 Mar 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 4th Motor Transport Company, In France | |
| 9 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 61399, 4th Motor Transport Company, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Edward Haig and Sarah Haif nee Burridge of Morrice Street, Caulfield, Victoria.
Brother of George Wosley Haig who returned to Australia on 27 September 1919 having served with the 14th Battalion and Provost Corps, George Malcom Haig, George Farrand Haig who returned to Australia on 13 October 1919 with the Motor Transport Company and George Robert Haig
Commenced return to Australia on 5 September 1919 aboard HT Plassy disembarking on 25 Ocotber 1919
Medal: British War Medal
During 1935c George married Eileen M. Allen in Perth, WA