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George Arthur RUSSELL

Regimental number3337
Place of birthKindred South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarmer
AddressSouth Road, Ulverstone, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, Arthur Hy. Russell, South Road, Ulverstone, Tasmania
Enlistment date31 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll3 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on 13 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19-20 September 1917
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialHooge Crater Cemetery (Plot V, Row J, Grave No. II), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
67
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Mary Eastley (formerly RUSSELL), South Road, Ulverstone, Tasmania, and the late Mr. H.A. RUSSELL
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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