| Regimental number | 3060 |
| Place of birth | Collingwood, Victoria |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Brassfinisher |
| Address | 116 Rupert Street, Collingwood, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Candy, 116 Rupert Street, Collingwood, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 24 July 1915 - 23rd Bn 7th Reinforcements; taken on strength 58th Bn 23 February 1916; 60th Bn 15 March 1916. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fromelles, France |
| Age at death | 19 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 19) , Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 169 |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to join 58th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 23 February 1916. Transferred to, and taken on strength of, 60th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 15 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note on Red Cross File No 681008: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-1919.' Statement, 3409 Pte F. MAHONEY, 60th Bn (patient, No 8 General Hospital, Rouen), 6 February 1917: 'He saw him struck and killed by a H.E. shell, in the trenches, a few minutes before the Fromelles attack on this date.' Second statement, 3382 Pte A.J. LAURIE, 60th Bn, 23 June 1917: 'I saw casualty when wounded sitting in a shell hole in No Man's Land on the 32st July at Fleurbaix. He said to me "I am going to try to crawl back to the lines. If I get in I will tell them that you are here." It was the last I saw of him. I crawled in the day afterwards. No doubt casualty was destroyed by shell fire in the act of crawling in.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, CANDY George
Red Cross File No 681008 |
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