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George Henry GIDDY

Regimental number6265
Place of birthPenrith, New South Wales
SchoolPenrith Public School, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressCommandant Hill, Kempsey, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, E Giddy, Commandant Hill, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date28 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 9 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 10 April 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death20
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialPozieres British Cemetery (Plot II, Row J, Grave No. 23), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
32
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Esdras and Julia GIDDY, Kempsey, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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