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George Edward RUSSELL

Regimental number283
Place of birthSouth London England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPainter
Address292 King Street, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Russell, 3 The Mews, Southbrook Road, Lea, London, England
Enlistment date24 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, E Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A3 Orvieto on 21 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialPasschendaele New British Cemetery (Plot XIII, Row C, Grave No. 5), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
45
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Mrs E. RUSSELL, 3 The Mews, Southbrock Road, Lee, London, England

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