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George Thomas EMERY

Regimental number501
Place of birthMalvern, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressMurtoa, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.3
Height5' 8.25"
Weight164 lbs
Next of kinFather, Walter Thomas Emery, Railway Reserve, Seymour, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in the Senior Cadets, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment.
Enlistment date2 November 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll2 November 1916
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameRailway Unit, Section 2
AWM Embarkation Roll number15/9/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 19 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Australian Light Railway Operating Company
FateReturned to Australia 6 September 1919
Discharge date8 December 1919
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Euripdes', 6 September 1919; discharged (medically unfit: disordered action of the heart), Melbourne, 8 December 1919.

Date of death1 August 1958
Place of burialSpringvale Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria
SourcesNAA: B2455, EMERY George Thomas

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