CHILDS, George Frederick

CHILDS,  George  Frederick

Full Name: George Frederick

CHILDS

Date of Birth: 03

–

1888

Place of birth: Lakenham, Norwich

England

Occupation: Railway Clerk

Address: Yarloop, WA

Next of Kin: Wife – Clara Childs

Next of Kin Address: 71 Pembroke Road Park Lane Norwich, England

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 1319

Rank: Staff Sergeant

Unit/Division: 11th Battalion/51st Battalion/4th Pioneer Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1914-09-26

Enlistment Location: Helena Vale

WA

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Embarkation Date: 1915-02-22

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Disembarkation Date: 1915-03-17

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1920-01-01

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26/09/1914- To Depot Company Battalion Blackboy Hill as Private
15/02/1915- To 11th Battalion 3rd Brigade Infantry Blackboy Hill
7/05/1915- Joined 11th Battalion ” C ” Company in the field Gallipoli Turkey28/06/1915- Admitted 4th Australian Field Ambulance  Gallipoli  ( Diarrhoea )
30/06/1915- Evacuated by Hospital Ship to Mudros Lemnos
9/07/1915- Evacuated/Admitted Military Hospital Imtarfa Malta ex Mudros ex Gallipoli ( Enteritis )
9/09/1915- Evacuated/Admitted Military Hospital Endell Street England ( Convalescent Dysentry ) ex Egypt ex Malta
15/09/1915- Discharged to Duty England
14/01/1916- Rejoined Battalion in the field Tel-el-Kebir Egypt ex Weymouth England
29/02/1916- Transferred 51 st Battalion Serapeum Egypt
16/03/1916- Transferred 4th Pioneer Battalion Tel-el-Kebir Egypt
31/03/1916- Appointed Acting Corporal Australian Records Section Headquarters Egypt
14/04/1916-  Appointed Orderly Room Sergeant 4th Pioneer Battalion Alexandria Egypt
6/06/1916- Embarked Alexandria Egypt bound for Marseilles France
16/06/1916- Attached Australian Records Section Rouen France
1/09/1916- Promoted Staff Sergeant in the field Rouen France
14/04/1917- Granted Leave England
24/04/1917- Rejoined 4th Pioneer Battalion in the field France ex Leave
20/09/1917- Granted Leave England
9/10/1917- Rejoined 4th Pioneer Battalion in the field France ex Leave
13/11/1918- Disembarked Southampton England & Attached for Duty Admin Headquarters London ex France
1/01/1920- Discharged from Service & Demobilised London England.

Service Medals Awarded

1914/1915 Star – No. 113

British War Medal – No. 113

Victory Medal – No. 113

Memorial Inscription

Yarloop War Memorial WA.