Details

George Mansfield WILLSHER

Regimental number	1445
Place of birth	Warracknabeal Victoria
Religion	Methodist
Occupation	Labourer
Address	Warracknabeal, Victoria
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	23
Next of kin	Father, David Willscher, Warracknabeal, Victoria
Enlistment date	2 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll	20 July 1915
Rank on enlistment	Private
Unit name	29th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number	23/46/2
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 10 November 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll	Private
Unit from Nominal Roll	29th Battalion
Fate	Returned to Australia 30 January 1918
Family/military connections	Brothers: 1883 Pte Erwin WILLSHER, 12th Machine Gun Company, returned to Australia, 31 January 1918; 6117 Pte James David WILLSHER, 14th Bn, returned to Australia, 19 June 1919; 3256 Pte Walter Charles Frederick WILLSHER, 59th Bn, returned to Australia, 10 June 1919.
Other details	War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death	2 July 1964
Age at death	72
Place of burial	Warracknabeal Cemetery, Victoria

UNSW Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy

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