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George William WILLANS

Regimental number914
Place of birthNarrandera, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationAssistant factory manager
Addressc/o Mr D Blunt, Overton, Muswellbrook, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinBrother, Ernest Willans, Beechcroft Road, Cheltenham near Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date16 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name34th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/51/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 2 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Light Trench Mortar Battery
FateKilled in Action 20 December 1916
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 5), Armentieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
21
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John Fleming and Maria Eleanor WILLANS
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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