George Henry DURRANT
Born 1875 in Whitechapel, London, England [30]
Miner in Kalgoorlie 1903-1906 [50]
Farmhand in Carnamah in 1916 [19]
Enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in Perth on 30 September 1916 [30: item 3530120]
At the time of enlisting he gave his occupation as Labourer and his address at 103 York Street in the Perth suburb of Subiaco [30]
Upon enlistment he was 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighed 119 pounds and had blue eyes, light brown hair and a fresh complexion [30]
Eight months previously he'd been knocked back for service in the Australian Imperial Force due to hernia and defective teeth [30]
His next of kin was his mother Margaret DURRANT of 50 Short Street and then 22 North Beach Road in North Perth [30]
After brief training at Blackboy Hill he was appointed to 23rd Reinforcements of the 16th Battalion on 22 November 1916 [30]
Embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia on the H.M.A.T. A35 Berrima for active service abroad on 23 December 1916 [30]
Disembarked in Devonport, England on 16 February 1917 and after further training proceeded to France on 29 May 1917 [30]
Private 6985 in the Australian Imperial Force's 16th Battalion in France during the First World War [30]
Returned to Australia on the transport Konigin Luise, leaving England on 21 June 1919 and arriving on 2 August 1919 [30]
Discharged from the Australian Imperial Force on 10 August 1919; received the British War Medal and the Victory Medal [30]
Labourer on the Bateman Estate in Mundijong [50]
Farmer on Group Settlement 29 Oakford on the Peel Estate in Wongong 1924-1927
Farmer on Group Settlement 39 Cornervale on the Peel Estate in Jandakot 1928-1936 [6]
Married Amy SMITH in 1929 [66]
Died 1950 [15]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'George Henry Durrant' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 26 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/george-henry-durrant [reference list] |
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