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George RIBOT

Regimental number1668
Date of birth15 March 1893
Place of birthNoumea, New Caledonia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Address8 Church Street, Balmain, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19.1
Height5' 6"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinBrother, Emelie Ribot, Church Street, Balmain, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 December 1914
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentBugler
Unit name1st Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMATA49 Seang Choon on 11 February 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll1493
Rank from Nominal RollBugler
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 10 September 1917
Discharge date29 January 1918 .
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Wounded in action, date not recorded (gun shot wound, head and right foot); admitted to War Hospital, Chichester, England, 21 August 1916.

Commenced return to Australia, 10 September 1917; discharged (medically unfit: wounded), Melbourne, 29 January 1918.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No N284466.
SourcesNAA: B2455, RIBOT George

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