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George Leslie VICCARS

Regimental number22051
Place of birthNorth Creswick Victoria
SchoolMolesworth State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationRailway clerk
AddressSouth Yarra, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFather, G Viccars, St Arnaud Mansions, Park Street, South Yarra, Victoria
Enlistment date31 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll16 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentBattalion Quartermaster Sergeant
Unit nameHowitzer Brigade 23, Battery 107
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/133/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 20 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollQuartermaster Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 20 June 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Listed on Molesworth State School Roll of Honor ('For God, King and Country'), Victoria. Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance.
Family/military connectionsBrother: 4907 Sergeant Archibald Charles VICCARS,5th Divisional Signal Company, returned to Australia, 12 July 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death22 November 1946

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