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George SOLOMON

Regimental number2500
Place of birthCornwall, England
Age on arrival in Australia23
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ellen Solomon, Newquay, St Columba Minor, Cornwall, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date3 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name52nd Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/69/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 19 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll52nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 24 April 1918
Place of death or woundingAmiens, France
Age at death27
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialAdelaide Cemetery (Plot IIi, Row G, Grave No. 9), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
156
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Ellen SOLOMON, 1 Porth Terrace, St. Colum Minor, Cornwall, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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