GAMMON  G.

Given Names:  George Burgis

               

Service Number:  5355

Unit:  23rd Battalion, 14th reinforcements                                                                         

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

 

Age:  38 Yrs   

Occupation:  Farmer                                                                                                      

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Congregational

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  5¾ In                  

Weight:  148 Lbs

Chest:  34-38 In

Hair:  Dark Grey (Scanty)

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Medium

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  27/1/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  George Gammon

Wallingford, Healesville, Victoria                                                                                       

Embarkation Date:  1/8/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Miltiades A28

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Beltana  

Embarked:  24/10/1917                             

Disembarked: 

Unit:  23rd Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  14/7/1918                       

Place:  Melbourne

 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  51612

Victory Medal:  50620

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1878

Place:  Beechworth, Victoria                    

Father:  George GAMMON                      

Mother:  Kate BURGIS

 

MARRIAGE

Year:              

Place:             

Spouse:  

 

DEATH

Date or Year: 1953                                 

Place: Heidelberg, Victoria                      

Burial:  Kew Cemetery, Victoria

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 17/3/1917; gun shot wound, spine

 

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Kew Independent Church

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:                                                    

Date Enlisted:                                                        

Date Discharged: 

 

COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Kew Rotary