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George Edward HURRELL

Regimental number1146
Place of birthCoulta, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressPort Lincoln, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27.6
Height5' 6.5"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Rose Hurrell, Lake Wangary, Port Lincoln, South Australia
Enlistment date20 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name43rd Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/60/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 9 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 22 July 1918
Place of burialLa Kreule Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 2), Hazebrouck, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
59
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Port Lincoln Cemetery, South Australia.
Family/military connectionsCousin: 1874 Pte John Green, 5th Pioneer Bn, killed in action, 30 September 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, HURRELL George Edward

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