Regimental number | 3357 |
Place of birth | Hindmarsh, South Australia |
School | Sturt Street Public School, Adelaide, South Australia |
Other training | Passed Civil Service Examination, 1903. |
Occupation | Clerk South Australian Railways |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Ruby Ella Violet Dore, Mt Gambier, South Australia |
Previous military service | Member, Cyclists Rifle Club (Silver Cup for shooting, 1915-16). |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 48th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT Seang Bee on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row L, Grave No 5), France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Agnes DORE; Wife: Ruby E.V. Dore. Native of Hindmarsh, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 10 February 1917, and appointed Voyage Only Corporal; disembarked Devonport, England, 2 May 1917. and marched in to 12th Training Bn, Codford, and reverted to Private. Proceeded overseas to France, 5 September 1917; taken on strength, 48th Bn, in the field, 16 September 1917. Killed in action, 28 March 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Name does not appear on Embarkation Roll. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DORE George Harold |