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George FAY

SchoolState School, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarmer
AddressCreighton Creek, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation38
Next of kinWife, Mrs E J Fay, Creighton Creek, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed with Mounted Rifles and later Australian Light Horse.
Enlistment date16 July 1915
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name8th Light Horse Regiment, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/13/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 27 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
FateKilled in Action 1 December 1917
Place of death or woundingEl Burj, Palestine
Age at death39.6
Place of burialRamleh War Cemetery (Row M, Grave No. 70), Palestine
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
6
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Frances FAY; husband of E.J. FAY, Binney Street, Euroa, Victoria

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