George WELLS

Surname: WELLS

Christian Names: George

Date & Place of Birth: 1889 Quorn

Given Name(s): George

Last Name: WELLS

Birth Date: 1889, August 05

Gender: M

Father: George WELLS

Mother: Louise Pauline LIEBECH

Birth Place/Residence: Quorn

District: Frome

Symbol:

Book/Page: 443/369

Service Number: 3465

Service Unit: 48th Battalion

Date & Place of Enlistment: 21/11/16, Adelaide

Profession prior to Enlistment:

Fireman, locomotive Salt Lake, Muston, Kangaroo Island

Embarkation: 10/2/17 per Seang Bee

Nature of Casualty:

Date KIA: 12/10/17

Place KIA: Passchendaele Belgium

Burial/Memorial: Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium

Next of Kin (NOK) Details

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Service

France:

16/7/17 to Le Havre

Marched in to unit 4/8/17

MIA 20/10/17 Belgium

Rank

Private

George Wells http://www.ww1sa.gravesecrets.net/we---wel.html

K. I. Connection

Private Wells was well known on K.I., having been employed by the Commonwealth Salt Refining Co. Ltd. for a number of years as fireman on the locomotive. He was of a genial disposition, and was well liked and respected at the Salt Lake.

Notes from Yorkes Peninsula. (1918, February 9). The Kangaroo Island Courier (Kingscote, SA : 1907 - 1951), p. 2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article189503748

AIF Project

https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=340030

George WELLS

http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=8380642&S=1 plus 62 more documents

Memorial to George Wells at Menin Gate

Photo May 2017: Compliments of Gordon Ings ex RAAF

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