POCKETT G.N.

POCKETT G.N.

Given Names: George Norman

Service Number: 6251A

Unit: 4th Field Artillery Brigade

Rank: Warrant Officer (Armament Artificer)

Paybook Number: 62196

Age: 22 Yrs 11 Mths

Occupation: Engineer

Marital Status: Single

Religion: Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Height: 5 Ft 9½ In

Weight: 164 Lbs

Chest: 36-40 In

Hair: Fair

Eyes: Grey

Complexion: Fair

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted: 5/10/1915

Place: Albert Park

Next of Kin: FATHER George Pockett

18 Cobden Street, Kew, Victoria

Embarkation Date: 18/11/1915

Port: Melbourne

Ship: HMAT Wiltshire A18

END OF WAR

Status: Returned to Australia

Ship: Aeneas

Embarked: 22/11/1919

Disembarked: 9/1/1920

Unit: Field Artillery Brigade (4th)

Rank: Lieutenant

Discharge Date: 28/11/1920

Place: Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star: 28762

British War Medal: 27561

Victory Medal: 27426

Other: MiD

BIRTH

Date or Year: 1892

Place: Malvern, Victoria

Father: George POCKETT

Mother: Ellen ALLARS

MARRIAGE

Year: 1923

Place: Victoria

Spouse: Hilda Myrtle MAGEE

DEATH

Date or Year: 23/10/1978

Place: Macleod, Victoria

Burial: Springvale, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Mention in Despatches - Sir Douglas Haig's despatch of 8/11/1918 submitting names deserving of special mention