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George Henry STIRZAKER

Regimental number3116
Place of birthHobart, Tasmania
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBank clerk
AddressZeehan, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 7"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinFather, Henry B Stirzaker, Council Street, Zeehan, Tasmania
Previous military serviceMilitia 8 years 91st Inf
Enlistment date2 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll2 September 1916
Place of enlistmentClaremont, Tasmania
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 10 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Machine Gun Company
FateEffective abroad (still overseas)
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Louise STIRZAKER. Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance.
Discharge date11 April 1920
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Megantic', 9 January 1920; disembarked Melbourne, 20 February 1920; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Hobart, 11 April 1920.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death24 April 1926
Age at death30
Place of burialStanthorpe Cemetery, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, STIRZAKER George Henry

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