FORDYCE G.D.
Given Names: George Douglas
Service Number: 39022
Unit: Field Artillery Brigade, 33rd reinforcements
Rank: Gunner
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Age: 18 Yrs 6 Mths
Occupation: Student
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Church of England
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 6 Ft 0 In
Weight: 149 Lbs
Chest: 32-37 In
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Complexion: Medium
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 23/5/1917
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: FATHER John Fordyce
c/- Union Bak of Aust; Sir William Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 26/11/1917
Port: Melbourne
Ship: SS Indarra
END OF WAR
Status: Killed in action
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Unit: 5th Division Ammunition Column
Rank: Gunner
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MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: Not earned
British War Medal: 59501
Victory Medal: 58419
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BIRTH
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Place: Cottesloe, Western Australia
Father: John FORDYCE
Mother: Flora McPHERSON
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DEATH
Date or Year: 9/8/1918
Place: Villers-Bretonneux, France
Burial: Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, France
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Killed by an aeroplane bomb, hit in the back and side, and lived, unconscious for about 10 minutes
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
Australian War Memorial
Memorial Plaque: 348871
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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COMMENTS
FURTHER INFORMATION
Yes