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Driver George Thomas Durham

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Driver George Thomas Durham Veteran

Birth
Rockhampton, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia
Death
31 Oct 1917 (aged 30)
Beersheba, Southern District, Israel
Burial
Beersheba, Southern District, Israel GPS-Latitude: 31.2441205, Longitude: 34.7839483
Plot
Row B, Grave No. 54
Memorial ID
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Buried: 2 November 1917 [Row B Grave Number 54]
Brother of David Durham #4774 & Thomas Charles Durham #886
Son of David Durham and Hannah Mary Young Drewery
Regimental number 735
Religion Roman Catholic
Occupation Labourer
Marital status Widower
Age at embarkation 28
Next of kin Father, David Durham, Mount Bottle, via Tiaro, Queensland
Enlistment date 10 December 1914
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 2nd Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A53 Itria on 9 February 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Driver
Unit from Nominal Roll 2nd Light Horse Regiment
Fate Killed in Action 31 October 1917
Place of burial Beersheba War Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 54), Palestine.
Panel number 3, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
Buried: 2 November 1917 [Row B Grave Number 54]
Brother of David Durham #4774 & Thomas Charles Durham #886
Son of David Durham and Hannah Mary Young Drewery
Regimental number 735
Religion Roman Catholic
Occupation Labourer
Marital status Widower
Age at embarkation 28
Next of kin Father, David Durham, Mount Bottle, via Tiaro, Queensland
Enlistment date 10 December 1914
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 2nd Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A53 Itria on 9 February 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Driver
Unit from Nominal Roll 2nd Light Horse Regiment
Fate Killed in Action 31 October 1917
Place of burial Beersheba War Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 54), Palestine.
Panel number 3, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.


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