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George James HEARN

Regimental number5352
Place of birthEulo, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStation hand
AddressEulo, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.1
Height5' 8"
Weight123 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Polly Hearn, Eulo, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date7 March 1916
Place of enlistmentToowoomba, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on 8 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll26th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 18 December 1918
Discharge date27 March 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Aeneas', 18 December 1918; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, left leg), Brisbane, 27 March 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, HEARN George James

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