| Regimental number | 2043 |
| Place of birth | Prahan, Victoria |
| School | Surrey Hills College, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Station manager |
| Address | Geraldton PO, Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 32 |
| Height | 5' 8.5" |
| Weight | 160 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, George William Wamsley, 'Leamington', Burke Road, East Kew, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the Senior Cadets and in Mounted Rifles, Victoria (disbanded). |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 44th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/61/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 44th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Hamel, France |
| Place of burial | Crucifix Corner Cemetery (Plot IX, Row D, Grave 3), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 138 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George William and Annie Tapley WAMSLEY. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Fremantle, 10 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 2 December 1916, and marched in to 11th Training Bn. Qualified 1st Class at 7th Rifle Course , School of Musketry, Tidworth, 29 January-21 February 1917, and passed as having a fair knowledge of the Lewis Gun. Promoted Corporal, 24 January 1917, and retained rank of Temporary Company Quartermaster Sergeant (from 1 January 1917). Proceeded overseas to France, 18 September 1917; reverted to rank of Corporal. Taken on strength, 44th Bn, in the field, 29 September 1917. Promoted Temporary Sergeant, 7 October 1917. Wounded in action, 17 October 1917 (mustard gas blisters), and admitted to 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, and reverted to Private; transferred to 11th Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 19 October 1917 (gas poisoning); to England, 23 October 1917, and admitted to Reading War Hospital, 24 October 1917 (gas poisoning: severe); transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 7 March 1918; discharged on furlough, 18 March 1918, to report to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 1 April 1918. Marched out to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 2 May 1918.!Proceeded overseas to France, 15 May 1918; rejoined 44th Bn, in the field, 20 May 1918. Killed in action, 4 July 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, WAMSLEY George Oscar Harden |
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